TY - JOUR
T1 - Deposit refund system based consumption behavior for E-waste recycling
AU - Zhong, Hua
AU - Lin, Jia Kun
AU - Liu, Wan Tong
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
©, 2014, Beijing Institute of Technology. All right reserved.
PY - 2014/10/1
Y1 - 2014/10/1
N2 - Starting from economic incentives and combining with the deposit system and low carbon behavior, the influential factors of the deposit refund system was explored based on the consumption behavior pattern, and some advice for the extend of refund system was provided. From the above research result, an influential factors model was constructed, which basing on the behavior theory. Through questionnaires conducted in Beijing area and statistical analyses, the research finds that the consumers' acceptance of deposit system and amount of deposit they are willing to pay highly depend on their attitude toward environment protection, behavior habits and personal characteristics. Hence, some suggestions were proposed, such as expanding advertising, differentiation system design and improving recycling convenience, etc.
AB - Starting from economic incentives and combining with the deposit system and low carbon behavior, the influential factors of the deposit refund system was explored based on the consumption behavior pattern, and some advice for the extend of refund system was provided. From the above research result, an influential factors model was constructed, which basing on the behavior theory. Through questionnaires conducted in Beijing area and statistical analyses, the research finds that the consumers' acceptance of deposit system and amount of deposit they are willing to pay highly depend on their attitude toward environment protection, behavior habits and personal characteristics. Hence, some suggestions were proposed, such as expanding advertising, differentiation system design and improving recycling convenience, etc.
KW - Consumption behavior
KW - Deposit refund system (DRS)
KW - E-waste
KW - Recycling
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M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84922601783
SN - 1001-0645
VL - 34
SP - 62
EP - 66
JO - Beijing Ligong Daxue Xuebao/Transaction of Beijing Institute of Technology
JF - Beijing Ligong Daxue Xuebao/Transaction of Beijing Institute of Technology
ER -