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Determinants of residents' E-waste recycling behavioral intention: a case study from Vietnam

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Thi Thu Nguyen, Hong, Hung, Rern-Jay, Lee, Chun-Hung, Thi Thu Nguyen, Hang·2018·Sustainability

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An enormous volume of electronic waste (e-waste) is currently being generated in Vietnam, threatening to render this country as an e-waste dumping region. Although the residents play an indispensable role in the e-waste management system, there is presently no or very limited studies available which involve public perceptions on the e-waste recycling in Vietnam. In this study, based on the theory of planned behavior (TPB), the structural equation modeling (SEM) was employed to examine the key factors influencing e-waste recycling behavioral intention of residents in Danang city, Vietnam. Data analyzed from 520 questionnaires revealed that environmental awareness and attitude toward recycling, social pressure, laws and regulations, cost of recycling, and inconvenience of recycling significantly directly affected residents’ behavioral intention, with laws and regulations being the strongest construct significantly to predict individuals’ intention. Of the five above-listed constructs, only inconvenience of recycling had a negative impact on residents’ recycling behavioral intention. Moreover, past experience showed the statistically significant negative effect on the inconvenience of recycling while it had no significant impact on behavioral intention. The influences of demographic variables on recycling behavioral intention were also discussed in this paper. The findings from this research may help policy-makers have a better understanding of residents’ e-waste recycling intention. That is very useful in paving the way for a successful e-waste recycling and management system not only in Vietnam, but also in other countries which are suffering from the same problems of e-waste.

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Authors
Thi Thu Nguyen, H., Hung, R.-J., Lee, C.-H., & Thi Thu Nguyen, H.
Affiliations
  • Department of Tropical Agriculture and International Cooperation, National Pingtung University of Science and Technology, Pingtung 91201, Taiwan
  • National Pingtung University of Science and Technology (TW)
  • National Dong Hwa University (TW)
  • Faculty of Fundamental Science, Danang University of Medical Technology and Pharmacy, Hung Vuong Road, Danang 550000, Vietnam
Corresponding author
Hung, Rern-Jay
Venue
Sustainability
Publisher
MDPI AG
Published
2018-12-29
Volume
11
Issue
1
Pages
164
ISSN
2071-1050 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W2907675653
Cited by
166
References
77
Citations by year
2026: 17 · 2025: 18 · 2024: 28 · 2023: 33 · 2022: 20 · 2021: 26 · 2020: 17 · 2019: 7
FWCI
11.48
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • Sustainability (publishedVersion, cc-by)
  • RePEc: Research Papers in Economics (submittedVersion)
  • DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals) (submittedVersion, cc-by-sa)
Topics
  • Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Waste Management and Disposal › Recycling and Waste Management Techniques
  • Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Waste Management and Disposal › Waste Management and Recycling
  • Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law › Environmental Education and Sustainability
Keywords
electronic waste, e-waste recycling, theory of planned behavior, environmental awareness, recycling attitudes, social pressure, recycling costs, prior experience, demographic factors, e-waste management, Da Nang

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