Electrical and electronic equipment repair in a circular economy: Investigating consumer behaviour in Hong Kong

IF 11.2 1区环境科学与生态学 Q1 ENGINEERING, ENVIRONMENTAL

Resources Conservation and Recycling Pub Date : 2024-12-02 DOI:10.1016/j.resconrec.2024.108036

Soe Oo May, Benjamin Steuer

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Abstract

The circular practice of repair extends the lifetime of electrical and electronic equipment (EEE) and thus decreases their environmental impact. This investigation centres on Hong Kong, which features a high per-capita consumption of electronics, and explores what factors drive consumer behaviour intention to repair EEE. In terms of materials, a Likert-scaled questionnaire survey was conducted among Hong Kong consumers (n = 609). This data was treated via an extended model of the Theory of Planned Behaviour (TPB) incorporating the factors ‘awareness of consequences’, ‘environmental concern ‘and ‘policy concern’. The extended TPB model features a strong predictive power (54 %) for behavioural intention to repair, on which environmental concern (β = 0.473***) and perceived behavioural control (β = 0.224***) had the strongest influence. Policy concern (β = 0.068ns), however, turned out to be statistically insignificant. This provides critical insights on the factors that policy and research need to further explore for strengthening circular economic consumer behaviour in Hong Kong.

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Resources Conservation and Recycling 环境科学-工程：环境

CiteScore

22.90

自引率

6.10%

发文量

625

审稿时长

23 days

期刊介绍： The journal Resources, Conservation & Recycling welcomes contributions from research, which consider sustainable management and conservation of resources. The journal prioritizes understanding the transformation processes crucial for transitioning toward more sustainable production and consumption systems. It highlights technological, economic, institutional, and policy aspects related to specific resource management practices such as conservation, recycling, and resource substitution, as well as broader strategies like improving resource productivity and restructuring production and consumption patterns. Contributions may address regional, national, or international scales and can range from individual resources or technologies to entire sectors or systems. Authors are encouraged to explore scientific and methodological issues alongside practical, environmental, and economic implications. However, manuscripts focusing solely on laboratory experiments without discussing their broader implications will not be considered for publication in the journal.