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{"title":"Overcoming Premature Smartphone Obsolescence amongst Young Adults","authors":"Atrina Oraee, Lara Pohl, Daniëlle Geurts, Max Reichel","doi":"10.1016/j.clrc.2024.100174","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.clrc.2024.100174","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Rapid smartphone replacement contributes significantly to electronic waste issues. This paper investigates determinants of premature smartphone obsolescence amongst young adults and proposes psychology-based solutions to reduce associated sustainability impacts. Activity Theory maps replacement journeys to focus interventions on problem recognition. Grounded in contemporary Installation Theory, obsolescence drivers are analysed across physical affordances, embodied competencies and social regulations. Smartphone replacement journeys are mapped through Activity Theory to focus on problem recognition as an intervention point. Expert interviews and a user survey supplement literature in investigating obsolescence factors. Solutions are then structured along Installation Theory dimensions for a systemic approach targeting underlying barriers. Solutions address the three layers of behavioural determination. Smartphone modularity addresses physical issues, like repairability and upgrade. Consumer education campaigns improve competencies and perceptions, hereby fostering longer use. A “Slow Smartphone Movement” is proposed, leveraging social strategies, including pledges and online communities, to redefine cultural obsolescence narratives and address the positional aspects of having the latest generation smartphone. Together these multilayered interventions provide actionable pathways to prolonging lifespan by fundamentally reshaping psychological ownership patterns underlying premature smartphone disposal. Rather than isolated initiatives, these synergistic solutions provide specific, evidence-based pathways to fundamentally transforming entrenched obsolescence mindsets and behaviours amongst younger demographics. The paper concludes by outlining study limitations and stating that future research must empirically evaluate the proposed solutions.</p><p>The current paper investigates the determinants and consequences of premature smartphone obsolescence amongst young adults and proposes psychology-based solutions to reduce its detrimental environmental and societal impact. Activity Theory was used to define the research scope, ultimately focusing on the first stage in the buyer behaviour model, reflecting a prototypical customer journey along five consecutive decision stages. Problem recognition, essentially the perceived difference between the current and desired state of being, was subsequently analysed through the three interrelated layers of Installation Theory, physical affordances, embodied competencies, and social regulations. Eventually, potential solutions, grounded in academic literature, expert interviews, and a consumer survey, were organised along the three dimensions of installation theory, creating a holistic and effective strategy for tackling smartphone obsolescence. Smartphone modularity represents a promising starting point to address the problems associated with physical affordances, such as broken parts, worn batteries, and p","PeriodicalId":34617,"journal":{"name":"Cleaner and Responsible Consumption","volume":"12 ","pages":"Article 100174"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-02-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S266678432400007X/pdfft?md5=ab25b4282122e725f1f063ad7b0bd1b4&pid=1-s2.0-S266678432400007X-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139748810","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Qualitative research on responsible consumption concerning apparel","authors":"Nadindla Srividya ,&nbsp;Rizwana Atiq ,&nbsp;Naga Sreedhar Volety","doi":"10.1016/j.clrc.2024.100178","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.clrc.2024.100178","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Purpose of the study</h3><p>The focus area of this paper is Sustainable Consumption linked to Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 12. It emphasizes Responsible Consumption and Production.</p><p>One of the most important SDGs for the fashion industry is <strong>SDG 12.</strong> About 98 million tonnes of non-renewable resources are used by fashion per year and out of this just 12 per cent of the material used in clothing is presently recycled. There is an increasing trend in modern consumers to buy pre-loved apparel which are good looking and affordable too.</p></div><div><h3>Design/methodology/approach</h3><p>A qualitative research method was adopted for this study and 36 consumers were interviewed in-depth to find out the reasons behind it. A purposeful Snowball sampling method is used for this study across India. The interview method is adopted to collect the data.</p></div><div><h3>Findings</h3><p>It is found that modern consumers buy their clothes from second-hand stores both online and offline. They have multiple reasons for this as it is cheap and affordable yet stylish clothing, easy shopping, temptation most of the time, and fast fashion.</p></div><div><h3>Originality</h3><p>This paper is of first of its kind which deals with both buyers and sellers of the second-hand market emphasizing environmental sustainability.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":34617,"journal":{"name":"Cleaner and Responsible Consumption","volume":"12 ","pages":"Article 100178"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-02-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666784324000111/pdfft?md5=302042bd37d111ed6508700c1f4ac102&pid=1-s2.0-S2666784324000111-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139882916","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"The effects of perceptions of environmental health risk and environmental risk on sustainable infectious waste management behaviours among citizens in Bangkok, Thailand","authors":"Piyapong Janmaimool ,&nbsp;Jaruwan Chontanawat ,&nbsp;Surapong Chudech","doi":"10.1016/j.clrc.2024.100175","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.clrc.2024.100175","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>This study aims to examine how people's perceived characteristics of environmental risks and environmental health risks, as associated with COVID-19 infectious waste problems, affect their participation in sustainable infectious waste management behaviours (i.e. infectious waste minimization, waste collection awareness, and infectious waste segregation). Questionnaires were conducted with 521 people living in Bangkok, Thailand. Confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) was carried out to validate the study variables, followed by structural equation modelling (SEM) to test how perceived characteristics of environmental risks (perceived ecological threat occurrence to the environment and perceived severity of the threat to the environment), the environmental health risks themselves (perceived ecological threat occurrence to human health and perceived severity of the threat to human health) and socio-economic characteristics influence individuals' sustainable infectious waste management behaviours. The results revealed that perceived ecological threat occurrence to the environment and human health did not statistically affect all types of sustainable infectious waste management behaviours, but perceived severity of the ecological threat to human health significantly affected individuals' infectious waste minimization and segregation. Perceived severity of the ecological threat to the environment only affected infectious waste collection awareness. In addition, the respondents' age and education level positively and significantly affected most types of behaviours, whereas income only had a negative effect on respondents' infectious waste minimization. These results provide implications for the development of communication strategies to motivate people to participate in sustainable infectious waste management behaviours.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":34617,"journal":{"name":"Cleaner and Responsible Consumption","volume":"12 ","pages":"Article 100175"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-02-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666784324000081/pdfft?md5=0c01992e9c4fdae52d746a6d3f4859f4&pid=1-s2.0-S2666784324000081-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139726931","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Encouraging others to save water: Using definitions of the self to elucidate a social behavior in Florida, USA","authors":"Laura A. Warner ,&nbsp;John M. Diaz ,&nbsp;Dharmendra Kalauni ,&nbsp;Masoud Yazdanpanah","doi":"10.1016/j.clrc.2024.100176","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.clrc.2024.100176","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>The purpose of this study was to determine how social norms and definitions of the self in terms of individualism-collectivism related to engagement in a public-sphere behavior, encouraging others to conserve water. To achieve this, we examined the public sphere behavior of encouraging others to conserve water through the lens of the Theory of Planned behavior. Data were collected from residents in Florida, USA. Cluster analysis was used to assign respondents to individual subgroups according to five variables: horizontal individualism index, vertical individualism index, horizontal collectivism index, vertical collectivism index, and behavioral intent. Then, group membership was used as the independent variable to compare subjective and descriptive norms, personal norms, attitude, perceived behavioral control, demographic characteristics, past and current behavior. Of the resulting two clusters, the Interdependent Conservation Advocates had greater identification with collectivism indices and had stronger intent to encourage others to conserve water, as compared to the Unconnected Bystanders. The former subgroup also reported significantly more positive subjective norms, descriptive norms, personal norms, attitudes, and perceived behavioral control. Perceived behavioral control marked the greatest practical difference between the groups. Interventions targeting this public sphere behavior should foster values of collectivism and increase perceived behavioral control by improving people's ability to encourage others to conserve water.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":34617,"journal":{"name":"Cleaner and Responsible Consumption","volume":"12 ","pages":"Article 100176"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-02-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666784324000093/pdfft?md5=57b7d131dcfae3d29296432610c42e44&pid=1-s2.0-S2666784324000093-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139714560","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Greek primary school students’ moral judgments and motives about sustainable food consumption","authors":"Vasiliki Maria Panatsa,&nbsp;Georgios Malandrakis","doi":"10.1016/j.clrc.2024.100173","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.clrc.2024.100173","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Modern dietary habits pose large threats to the global vision for a sustainable food system transition, intensifying discussions around the urgency for educational initiatives that can promote more sustainable food consumption practices. However, research has not sufficiently studied food consumers' moral background, despite its strong influence on food choices, while relevant research on school-aged consumers is even scarcer. This study focuses on two individual ethical decision-making processes regarding food sustainability: moral judgments and moral motives. Data was selected using non-probability, opportunity sampling from 587 students attending the last two grades of primary school in the Region of Western Macedonia, Greece. Participants completed a Likert-scale questionnaire, which adopted a holistic approach towards food sustainability, incorporating the following 12 variables associated with all three domains of sustainability (environmental, societal, economic): Biodiversity, Carbon footprint, Soil, water and air conservation, (Food) loss and waste, Water footprint, Nutrition and health, Animal welfare, Workers' rights and safety, Cultural traditions, Food supply, Tax revenues and Profits, Jobs/incomes. In the moral motives scale, additional variables associated with non-moral considerations were also assessed: Sensory Appeal, Mood, Promotion, Social influence, Convenience and Familiarity. For the moral judgments scale, findings revealed low to medium scores for all the domains and among the variables associated with a sustainable food system, the lowest mean scores being recorded in those linked to the social dimension of sustainability. Regarding food consumption motives, results indicate that non-moral considerations prevail remarkably over moral ones and are linked to all three domains of sustainability. Statistical testing identified grade level, gender, place of residence and participation in environmental, health or food education school programs as factors influencing certain aspects of students’ moral thinking at a statistically significant level. Insights gained from this study can contribute to educational and other agendas aiming to promote sustainable food consumption.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":34617,"journal":{"name":"Cleaner and Responsible Consumption","volume":"12 ","pages":"Article 100173"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-01-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666784324000068/pdfft?md5=f15ddfb8919eac49810891ab57514f06&pid=1-s2.0-S2666784324000068-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139637398","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Corporate social responsibility and behavioral intentions in an emerging market: The mediating roles of green brand image and green trust","authors":"Bang Nguyen-Viet ,&nbsp;Cong Thanh Tran ,&nbsp;Hoa Thi Kim Ngo","doi":"10.1016/j.clrc.2024.100170","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.clrc.2024.100170","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>This study is driven by the absence of thorough investigations into the behavioral intentions of organizational consumers in the B2B market for paint and coatings, particularly within the industrial and marine coatings sector in Vietnam. Employing the stimulus–organism–response model, we tested the relationship between corporate social responsibility (CSR), green brand image (GBI), green trust (GT), and behavioral intentions (word-of-mouth intention, willingness to pay, and purchase intention) in the Vietnamese industrial and marine coatings industry. We also examined how GBI and GT mediate the relationship between CSR and behavioral intentions. Structural equation modeling was used to test the structural and measurement models and hypothetical relationships. The sample comprised 332 responses from stakeholders in the Vietnamese coating industry. Evidently, GT and CSR positively influenced word-of-mouth, willingness-to-pay, and green purchase intentions, with trust and commitment to sustainability being important drivers. While GBI positively influences purchase intention and willingness-to-pay, it has a weak effect on word-of-mouth intention, indicating that additional strategies are needed to stimulate word of mouth. Further, GT mediates the relationship between green purchase intentions and GBI, as well as between CSR and green purchase intentions. The outcomes highlight the value of incorporating CSR, GT, and GBI into the business strategies of Vietnamese industrial and marine coating companies. We discuss several theoretical and managerial implications, and the importance of studying the influence of GT, CSR, and GBI on consumers’ behavioral intentions across various cultural contexts.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":34617,"journal":{"name":"Cleaner and Responsible Consumption","volume":"12 ","pages":"Article 100170"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-01-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666784324000032/pdfft?md5=54e448a207a64ca52c64731f73ede65a&pid=1-s2.0-S2666784324000032-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139487198","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Electricity conservation intention among university students in northern Ghana: An assessment of the drivers for some electrical appliances","authors":"Paul Adjei Kwakwa ,&nbsp;Hamdiyah Alhassan ,&nbsp;Solomon Aboagye ,&nbsp;Maxwell Anamdare Asale","doi":"10.1016/j.clrc.2024.100171","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.clrc.2024.100171","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>University students are among those associated with high energy consumption but with low conservational practices. Such behavior has serious implications on energy sustainability and emission of greenhouse gases. For developing countries, low electricity conservation increases the burden on utility companies and the government as a whole. Efforts to promote electricity conservation have led to an increased number of studies. However, such research have not given much consideration to the role of emotions as well as religion in energy conservation. Evidence from Ghana is also limited. This study examines the factors of electricity conservation intention among University students in Ghana. With the lens of the theory of planned behavior, electricity conservation intention associated with the usage of laptops, refrigerators, light and electric fans was assessed. Emotions and religion were included in the model to assess their effect. Data was collected through the administration of questionnaires to 204 university students. The findings from ordered probit regression indicate that subjective norms, perceived behaviourial control, attitude, emotions and religion influence the extent that students intend to conserve electricity. However, their effects were somehow found to be appliance-specific. The results suggest that continuous teaching of the need for electricity conservation at religious centers or among religious groups could generate some guaranteed levels of electricity conservation among students and may be, even among the larger population. Individuals that assume considerable importance in society should act as conservation leaders to promote such behavior among students and the general public.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":34617,"journal":{"name":"Cleaner and Responsible Consumption","volume":"12 ","pages":"Article 100171"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-01-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666784324000044/pdfft?md5=ef3baed450069823f0b6e7108b8c672d&pid=1-s2.0-S2666784324000044-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139505539","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Development of a novel psychological model to predict the eco-block building adoption in Mauritius","authors":"Hashita Joyram ,&nbsp;Kannan Govindan ,&nbsp;Robin Nunkoo","doi":"10.1016/j.clrc.2024.100172","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.clrc.2024.100172","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>As a consequence of energy issues and societal dilemmas, building insulation like the eco-block technology has proven its usefulness to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, improve energy security and enhance the living conditions of building occupants. In Mauritius, the eco-block building material was introduced to improve the energy efficiency of conventional buildings. As observed, limited people's knowledge, poor communication with developers and lack of support from policymakers slow the adoption of the building technology. Mauritian residents are the important stakeholders as they are the final decision-makers of the building insulation. Given recent studies reported that green building adoption is rather psychological than technical, the research makes an original contribution to the literature by extending two consistent psychological frameworks (technology of acceptance model and theory of planned behaviour) and proposing a new framework for assessing the unexplored predictors on eco-block building adoption. A survey questionnaire was forwarded to Mauritian residents through the purposive sampling method to collect data, where 283 responses were useful to undergo structural equation modelling. The results disclosed that attitudes, perceived usefulness, social norm, perceived behavioural control, personal innovativeness, energy concern and price sensitivity have an impact on the acceptance of the eco-block building. Contrarily, subjective knowledge and organisational trust have no influence on the adoption intention. Instead, organisational trust affects behavioural intention indirectly through perceived usefulness. The outcome of this research can serve as a roadmap for relevant stakeholders to promote eco-block building usage in Mauritius.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":34617,"journal":{"name":"Cleaner and Responsible Consumption","volume":"12 ","pages":"Article 100172"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-01-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666784324000056/pdfft?md5=14b8daeb8688a026f8910117f3d5730d&pid=1-s2.0-S2666784324000056-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139436622","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Social perception on rainwater harvesting and wastewater reuse: Opportunities and challenges of a fast-growing township in Dhaka","authors":"Md. Habibul Huq ,&nbsp;Md. Mafizur Rahman ,&nbsp;G.M. Jahid Hasan","doi":"10.1016/j.clrc.2024.100168","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.clrc.2024.100168","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Dhaka, the only megacity of Bangladesh is facing water stress due to unplanned urbanization and lack of sustainable water management practices. The two important components of Integrated Urban Water Management, i.e., rainwater harvesting (RWH) and wastewater reuse are hardly practiced in Dhaka. A new township is growing in Dhaka to meet the dwelling needs of middle-income groups with the opportunities to integrate both the systems. However, the integration is either missing or lacks considerations of sustainability. This study explores the perceptions of 256 respondents (beneficiary and functionary) to ascertain the opportunities and challenges of integration of RWH and wastewater of the growing township using structured questionnaires. The awareness, level of knowledge, willingness and key necessities have been explored through the questions. The general awareness level on RWH and wastewater reuse ranges between 30% - 62% and 34%- 42% respectively for different age groups. Around 70% of the respondents lack knowledge on regulatory aspects of its implementation. Apart from economic insights, the perception reveals around 64% willingness towards its integration for urban water demand management. Complete awareness generation, enforcement of compliance and streamlining the process of integration are the key imperatives to offset the non-adoption of both components.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":34617,"journal":{"name":"Cleaner and Responsible Consumption","volume":"12 ","pages":"Article 100168"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-01-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666784324000019/pdfft?md5=767432d5702ebc9a129897f671b34e49&pid=1-s2.0-S2666784324000019-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139391863","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Windows of opportunity: The power dynamics in the disposable nappy regime and opportunities for niche innovations","authors":"Jason Graham-Nye ,&nbsp;Nick Florin ,&nbsp;Monique Retamal","doi":"10.1016/j.clrc.2024.100169","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.clrc.2024.100169","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>This paper studies niche-regime dynamics in sustainability transitions in the disposable nappy industry in Australia. Disposable nappies generate a disproportionate amount of plastic waste relative to the per capita usage of the product. In the 60 years since disposable nappies were introduced into the market, niche innovators attempting to offer more sustainable solutions have been unable to challenge the dominant market position of disposable nappies. Little attention has been paid to the dynamics of this industry despite the growing plastic waste crisis and the emergence of new niche innovations.</p><p>In this study, we apply the Multi-Level Perspective (MLP) to the disposable nappy category for the first time. We adopt the “windows of opportunity” framework that sits within MLP to understand niche-regime dynamics in the nappy industry. The findings of this study revealed several significant barriers that niche nappy innovators need to overcome to destabilise regime-level actors and become mainstream. Achieving price parity and matching performance and convenience are the most significant factors. A new policy intervention in the Australian state of New South Wales banning the inclusion of compostable biofilms in household Food Organics Garden Organics (FOGO) waste collections also poses an immediate regulatory barrier.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":34617,"journal":{"name":"Cleaner and Responsible Consumption","volume":"12 ","pages":"Article 100169"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-01-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666784324000020/pdfft?md5=3edb0196db3bd30ff8693ee65f8c4ffc&pid=1-s2.0-S2666784324000020-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139394772","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}