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dc.contributor.authorBrosius, Nina
dc.contributor.authorV. Fernandez, Karen
dc.contributor.authorCherrier, Helene
dc.date.accessioned2017-08-14T12:30:55Z
dc.date.available2017-08-14T12:30:55Z
dc.date.issued2013
dc.date.modified2013-07-31T00:34:02Z
dc.identifier.issn07439156
dc.identifier.doi10.1509/jppm.11.146
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10072/52572
dc.description.abstractThe reacquisition of discarded objects reshapes linear consumption into a cycle. This type of acquisition reduces both the use of resources and consumer waste, facilitating a sustainable consumer society. The authors used depth interviews and participant observation to examine the annual inorganic collection in Auckland from the inorganic collectors' perspective, focusing in particular on what motivates collectors to acquire strangers' discarded inorganic waste. Most participants reported motives that were pragmatic or hedonic. The recognition that treasure could be found in trash was pivotal in motivating collectors to collect for self and others. Inorganic collecting provided opportunities to engage in gift-giving, and prolong the life of objects. The authors compared these "present-for-us" motives to the "future-for-others" framing of sustainable consumption that is evident in public discourse. The authors suggest how public policy makers can facilitate greater acquisition of consumer waste.
dc.description.peerreviewedYes
dc.description.publicationstatusYes
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dc.languageEnglish
dc.publisherAmerican Marketing Association
dc.publisher.placeUnited States
dc.relation.ispartofstudentpublicationN
dc.relation.ispartofpagefrom286
dc.relation.ispartofpageto301
dc.relation.ispartofissue2
dc.relation.ispartofjournalJournal of Public Policy & Marketing
dc.relation.ispartofvolume32
dc.rights.retentionY
dc.subject.fieldofresearchMarketing Theory
dc.subject.fieldofresearchMedical and Health Sciences
dc.subject.fieldofresearchCommerce, Management, Tourism and Services
dc.subject.fieldofresearchStudies in Human Society
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode150506
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode11
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode15
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode16
dc.titleReacquiring Consumer Waste: Treasure in our Trash?
dc.typeJournal article
dc.type.descriptionC1 - Articles
dc.type.codeC - Journal Articles
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gro.date.issued2013
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gro.griffith.authorCherrier, Helene


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