Assessing the intention-behavior gap in electronic waste recycling: the case of Brazil

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• 作者：Fabian Echegaray^a ; ^{fabian@marketanalysis.com.br" class="auth_mail" title="E-mail the corresponding author} ; Francesca Valeria Hansstein^b ; ¹ ; ^{f.v.hansstein@mail.shufe.edu.cn" class="auth_mail" title="E-mail the corresponding author}
• 关键词：Electronic waste ; Recycling ; Sustainable consumption ; Intention-behavior gap ; Theory of planned behavior ; Brazil
• 刊名：Journal of Cleaner Production
• 出版年：2017
• 出版时间：20 January 2017
• 年：2017
• 卷：142
• 期：part_P1
• 页码：180-190
• 全文大小：458 K

文摘

Recycling electronic waste (e-waste) is a major concern due to the risks associated with waste management, namely environmental pollution and negative consequences on individual health. Besides the need for appropriate policies and legislation for e-waste management, consumer awareness about recycling is an important factor. This paper discusses determinants of consumer intentions and behavior towards e-waste recycling in the major metropolitan areas of Brazil, where the consumption of electronic devices and appliances has significantly increased in the past decade. Modeling measures obtained from a general population survey sample after the Theory of Planned Behavior (TPB), we find that the majority of respondents hold a positive intention towards recycling electronic appliances - particularly, female, middle-aged individuals from lower income groups, and residents of the South-east region. Favorable views of recycling and the perceived social acceptance of recycling significantly explain the intention to recycle. In contrast, only a minority of respondents actually adopts adequate recycling practices connected to e-waste, a behavior which is socially skewed among the higher income echelons of Brazilian society. Differences and forces underlying this intention-behavior gap are discussed.