Consumer Preferences for Eco-Friendly Attributes in Disposable Dinnerware

Gill, MacKenzie B; Jensen, Kimberly L; Lambert, Dayton M; Upendram, Sreedhar; English, Burton C; Labbé, Nicole; Jackson, Samuel W; Menard, Robert J; United States. Federal Aviation Administration. Center of Excellence for Alternative Jet Fuels and Environment; University of Tennessee, Knoxville. Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics

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Consumer Preferences for Eco-Friendly Attributes in Disposable Dinnerware

2020-06-01
By Gill, MacKenzie B ; Jensen, Kimberly L ; Lambert, Dayton M ; ...

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Gill, MacKenzie B ; Jensen, Kimberly L ; Lambert, Dayton M ; Upendram, Sreedhar ; English, Burton C ; Labbé, Nicole ; Jackson, Samuel W ; Menard, Robert J Less -
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United States. Federal Aviation Administration. Center of Excellence for Alternative Jet Fuels and Environment ; University of Tennessee, Knoxville. Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics

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United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Aviation Administration. Office of Environment and Energy
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Biobased, ASCENT Biodegradability Certified Consumer Preferences Consumers Dinnerware Disposable Environmental Impacts Recyclable
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j.resconrec.2020.104965
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United States
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United States. Federal Aviation Administration. Center of Excellence for Alternative Jet Fuels and Environment ; University of Tennessee, Knoxville ; Elsevier

United States. Federal Aviation Administration. Center of Excellence for Alternative Jet Fuels and Environment ; University of Tennessee, Knoxville ; Elsevier Less -
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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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This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license.
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13-C-AFJE-UTENN-05
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US Transportation Collection
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