Assessing consumer purchasing behaviour, use and disposal of clothes towards sustainable practices: a case in the Bolgatanga Municipality, Ghana
Evelyn Kuupole,
Daniel Akuoko Adjei,
Edem Kwami Buami
et al.
Abstract:Purpose
This paper aims to investigate consumer sustainability awareness. In addition, it examined consumer purchasing behaviour as well as the use and disposal of used clothes.
Design/methodology/approach
To investigate consumers’ understanding of sustainability, clothing consumption, use and disposal of cloth. Primary data was gathered through the use of open-ended questionnaires. The study used a total of 56 consumers.
Findings
It was shown that consumers are aware of sustainability as a worldwide conce… Show more
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