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Assessing the determinants of intentions and behaviors of organizations towards a circular economy for plastics
| Content Provider | Scilit |
|---|---|
| Author | Khan, Owais Daddi, Tiberio Slabbinck, Hendrik Kleinhans, Kerstin Vazquez-Brust, Diego Meester, Steven De |
| Copyright Year | 2020 |
| Description | Journal: Resources, Conservation and Recycling The production and consumption of plastics, although inevitable in our modern life, are predominantly unsustainable and inefficient. Hence, the concept of a circular economy for plastics has been proposed as a sustainable approach to thrive both economy and our modern life. To implement a circular economy for plastics, an understanding of both individuals’ and organizations’ behaviors is needed since psychological effects often undermine technical solutions. We particularly focus on organizations’ behaviors since commercial plastic waste has not been thoroughly investigated compared to household plastic waste. Using the Theory of Planned Behavior (TPB) and Partial Least Squares Structural Equation Modeling (PLS-SEM), we assess the determinants of intentions and behaviors of 637 organizations in Belgium towards a circular economy for plastics. Our PLS-SEM analysis support that attitudes, subjective norms, and perceived behavioral control of decision makers positively influence organizations’ intentions to implement best practices of plastic recycling. Furthermore, organizations’ intentions, perceived behavioral control, pressures, and enablers positively, whereas barriers negatively, influence organizations’ behaviors. Our study shows that most organizations have positive intentions, yet they seem to be failing in implementing best practices of plastic recycling due to some critical barriers. To overcome this intention-behavior gap and to attain a circular economy for plastics, our study suggests some measures. |
| Related Links | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7395241/pdf |
| Ending Page | 105069 |
| Page Count | 1 |
| Starting Page | 105069 |
| ISSN | 09213449 |
| DOI | 10.1016/j.resconrec.2020.105069 |
| Journal | Resources, Conservation and Recycling |
| Volume Number | 163 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Elsevier BV |
| Publisher Date | 2020-08-01 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Journal: Resources, Conservation and Recycling Environmental Sciences Plastic Recycling Theory of Planned Behavior |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
| Subject | Waste Management and Disposal Economics and Econometrics |
