Abstract
Sustainable clothing consumption and consumer behaviour has been studied by many researchers, but less attention has been given to the last stage in consumer behaviour: the disposal of textile products. For the purpose of this research textiles are defined as clothing (including underwear, swimwear, socks, hats); shoes; leather goods (handbags, belts); bed and bath linen (sheets, duvet covers, pillowcases, blankets, towels, washcloths), mattresses excluded; and decorative textile (e.g., curtains), carpets excluded [1].
Highlights
Sustainable clothing consumption and consumer behaviour has been studied by many researchers, but less attention has been given to the last stage in consumer behaviour: the disposal of textile products
The intention to dispose of unwanted textiles in exchange for an incentive only significantly correlates with industry awareness (r = .09, p < .05), not with any of the other extended Theory of Planned Behaviour (TPB) variables
It showed that subjective norm, personal norm and industry awareness all have a positive influence on the intention to dispose without incentive, while personal norm and industry awareness have a negative influence on the intention to bin unwanted textiles between household waste
Summary
Sustainable clothing consumption and consumer behaviour has been studied by many researchers, but less attention has been given to the last stage in consumer behaviour: the disposal of textile products. For the purpose of this research textiles are defined as clothing (including underwear, swimwear, socks, hats); shoes; leather goods (handbags, belts); bed and bath linen (sheets, duvet covers, pillowcases, blankets, towels, washcloths), mattresses excluded; and decorative textile (e.g., curtains), carpets excluded [1]. ‘Disposal’ refers to getting rid of unwanted textiles at the end of life stage with their current owner, regardless of whether the item is disposed of as waste, for recycling, or reuse [2]. Since 2000, the global clothing production has been doubled [3]. Several brands and global retailers started addressing environmental and social challenges, either in their supply chain
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