Determinants of residents' e-waste recycling behaviour intentions: Evidence from China

Wang, Zhaohua; Guo, Dongxue; Wang, Xiaomeng

doi:10.1016/j.jclepro.2016.07.155

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“…Household solid waste (HSW) refers to the garbage produced as a result of day-to-day activities of the household [2] and is the major source of MSW in many countries to which most cost of MSWM is allocated [3]. Additionally, HSW is one of the major issues facing cities in developing countries [4] such as Nigeria.…”

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Examining the Moderating Role of Perceived Lack of Facilitating Conditions on Household Recycling Intention in Kano, Nigeria

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Improper handling of household solid waste causes problems that affect public health and the environment, as well as the aesthetic nature of cities. This paper aims to determine if the theory of planned behavior (TPB), and its extended version can be used to predict household recycling intention (RI), and whether perceived lack of facilitating conditions have a moderating role on households' RI in Nigeria. Data from a sample of 393 households from Kano metropolis Nigeria were analyzed using structural equation modeling. The result reveals that the TPB Model predicts households RI in Nigeria and explains 42% of the variance in RI. Attitude is the most important predictor of RI in the TPB model (β = 0.593, p = 0.000). However, after personal norm (PN) was added into the model, the variance in RI increases to 58% and PN becomes the most important predictor of RI in the extended TPB model (β = 0.496, p = 0.000). Perceived lack of facilitating condition was found to have a significant moderating effect on households' RI. Finally, our findings show that providing households with recycling facilities and local collections holds great promise for improving households' intention to recycle.

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Examining the Moderating Role of Perceived Lack of Facilitating Conditions on Household Recycling Intention in Kano, Nigeria

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“…At first, recycling is considered contribute to the public interest and reduction of manipulation cost [40] [41] more than personal benefit, atypical recycling strategy is construed as behavior that sacrifices personal benefit for public and firms' interest. Furthermore, customers concern more about personal benefit than public interest [19] [42].…”

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“…For example, with rapid global advancement and an exponential growth rate in the electrical and electronic industries in the 21st century, there has come a corresponding change in consumer lifestyles, resulting in the generation of a huge amount of end-of-life electronics, known as electronic waste (e-waste) [39]. China has made an enormous contribution to global e-waste production: in 2014, the amount of globale-waste hit record highs of 41.8 million tons and China ranked second in the world with six million tons of e-waste discarded [40]. The used electronics contain significant amounts of hazardous materials which will pollute the environment and affect our health, such as mercury, lead, cadmium, and polychlorinated biphenyls.…”

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Does Environmental Innovation Produce License: A Customer-Based Brand Equity Perspective?

Yao¹,

Fang²

2018

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Firms often look for ways to improve the return on investment that they earn from costly environmental innovation. Drawing from customer-based brand equity perspective, this article investigates license effect, a previously unexplored benefit associated with brands' environmental innovation. License effect refers that high level of environmental innovation grants brands the license to employ atypical marketing strategy without penalty (in the form of impaired attitudes). We confirm the existence of license effect at product attribute level and brand level in study 1 and 2. Study 3 further investigated whether license effect was contingent on important contextual factors. Our results reveal that license takes effect on price strategy at both product attribute level and brand level. Moreover, license effect disappears in recycle phase. We conclude that license comes into effect only when customers construe atypical marketing strategies as behaviors that associated with personal benefit. By introducing license effect, we bridge innovation literature and customer-based brand equity theory to explore firms' benefit from consumers' evaluations. Furthermore, our findings remind managers of a new approach to improve return from environmental innovation investment.

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“…This is equal to 4.4 kg per inhabitant. Estimates showed that 90% of the 70%-80% of the global e-waste exported to Asia ends up in China [45].…”

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Cathode Ray Tube Recycling in South Africa

Ledwaba

Sosibo

2017

Recycling

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Households and businesses produce high levels of electrical and electronic waste (e-waste), fueled by modernization and rapid obsolescence. While the challenges imposed by e-waste are similar everywhere in the world, disparities in progress to deal with it exist, with developing nations lagging. The increase in e-waste generation highlights the need to develop ways to manage it. This paper reviews global and South African e-waste management practices with a specific case study on Cathode Ray Tube (CRT) waste. CRTs present the biggest problem for recyclers and policy makers because they contain lead and antimony. Common disposal practices have been either landfilling or incineration. Research into South African CRT waste management practices showed there is still more to do to manage this waste stream effectively. However, recent developments have placed e-waste into a priority waste stream, which should lead to intensified efforts in dealing with it. Overall, these efforts aim to increase diversion from landfill and create value-adding opportunities, leading to social and environmental benefits.

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Determinants of residents' e-waste recycling behaviour intentions: Evidence from China

Cited by 240 publications

References 36 publications

Examining the Moderating Role of Perceived Lack of Facilitating Conditions on Household Recycling Intention in Kano, Nigeria

Examining the Moderating Role of Perceived Lack of Facilitating Conditions on Household Recycling Intention in Kano, Nigeria

Does Environmental Innovation Produce License: A Customer-Based Brand Equity Perspective?

Cathode Ray Tube Recycling in South Africa

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