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Journal article
Consumer preferences for eco-friendly attributes in disposable dinnerware
Resources, conservation and recycling, Vol.161, p.104965
10/2020
Handle:
https://hdl.handle.net/2376/117890
Appears in Aviation Sustainability Center (ASCENT)
Abstract
•Consumer views of disposable dinnerware can aid product development and marketing.•Importance of eight disposable dinnerware to consumers is measured.•The attributes ‘no plastic’ and ‘recyclable’ held widest appeal.•‘Contains no trees’ and ‘USDA Certified Biobased’ held narrower appeal.•Researchers provide a demographic profile of consumers preferring eco-friendly attributes.
The United States (US) uses landfills to dispose paper cups at a rate of 40 percent. Landfill rates on plastic disposable dinnerware are even higher at around 80 percent. This study examines consumer preferences for single-use disposable dinnerware with the attributes: uses no trees; contains no plastic; made from agricultural crop byproduct cellulose; cellulose from dedicated crops, and/or organically sourced cellulose; certified biobased; and compostable or recyclable. A Multiple Indicator Multiple Causes (MIMIC) model is used to estimate the effects of demographics, expenditures, and consumer perceptions of disposable dinnerware made with ‘eco-friendly’ materials or processes. The attributes ‘no plastic’ and ‘recyclable’ appealed to consumers over the widest range of preferences for eco-friendly attributes in disposable dinnerware. However, ‘no trees’ and ‘certified biobased’ appeared to appeal to a narrower segment with the strongest preferences for eco-friendly attributes. Demographic characteristics including gender, residential location, household income, household composition, and environmental attitudes also correlated with preferences for single use products made with the attributes examined.
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- Title
- Consumer preferences for eco-friendly attributes in disposable dinnerware
- Creators
- MacKenzie B Gill - Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics, 302 Morgan Hall, 2621 Morgan Circle, The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN 37996, United StatesKimberly L Jensen - Washington State University, UNKNOWNDayton M Lambert - Department of Agricultural Economics, 411 Agricultural Hall, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, OK 74078, United StatesSreedhar Upendram - Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics, 302 Morgan Hall, 2621 Morgan Circle, The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN 37996, United StatesBurton C English - Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics, 302 Morgan Hall, 2621 Morgan Circle, The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN 37996, United StatesNicole Labbé - Center for Renewable Carbon, CRC - Bioenergy Science & Technology Unit, The University of Tennessee, 2500 Jacob Drive, Knoxville, TN 37996, United StatesSamuel W Jackson - Genera Energy, Inc, 167 Tellico Port Rd, Vonore, TN 37885Robert J Menard - Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics, 302 Morgan Hall, 2621 Morgan Circle, The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN 37996, United States
- Publication Details
- Resources, conservation and recycling, Vol.161, p.104965
- Academic Unit
- Aviation Sustainability Center (ASCENT); Alternative Jet Fuel
- Publisher
- Elsevier B.V
- Grants
- 13-C-AFJE-UTENN-05, Federal Aviation Administration (United States, Washington) - FAA
- Identifiers
- 99900581262201842
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Journal article