New kids on the recycling block: The role of supermarkets and bodegas for sustainable consumer behaviour in Lima

Borasino, Elena and Fuhrmann-Riebel, Hanna (2022) New kids on the recycling block: The role of supermarkets and bodegas for sustainable consumer behaviour in Lima. Circular Economy and Sustainability, 2 (3). 857–881. ISSN 2730-597X

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Abstract

Only 4% of total municipal solid waste in Lima is recycled. Supermarkets and bodegas are in a unique, highly relevant position for the transition towards a circular economy due to their direct influence on customers’ consumption patterns. This paper explores the role of supermarkets and bodegas for consumer recycling behaviour, looking both at already implemented practices and possibilities for the future. Based on semi-structured interviews conducted with key actors in the recycling sector in 2019 and 2020, we analyse the sector regarding its main actors and their different interests, the interactions between them and the regulatory framework, as well as specific initiatives undertaken to increase recycling. We then compare the main mechanisms through which consumer recycling behaviour can be influenced between supermarkets and bodegas based on the three categories convenience, knowledge and socio-psychological factors. Our in-depth analysis outlines the different pros and cons for each of the three categories in detail.

Item Type:	Article
Additional Information:	Funding Information: Open Access funding enabled and organized by Projekt DEAL. We are grateful to the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) for funding the study.
Uncontrolled Keywords:	consumer behaviour,peru,recycling,retail,supermarkets,sustainable consumption,environmental science(all),renewable energy, sustainability and the environment,sdg 8 - decent work and economic growth,sdg 11 - sustainable cities and communities,sdg 12 - responsible consumption and production ,/dk/atira/pure/subjectarea/asjc/2300
Faculty \ School:	Faculty of Social Sciences > School of Global Development (formerly School of International Development)
UEA Research Groups:	Faculty of Social Sciences > Research Groups > Behavioural and Experimental Development Economics
Related URLs:	http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?... https://link.springer.com/10.1007/s43615...
Depositing User:	LivePure Connector
Date Deposited:	24 May 2022 15:02
Last Modified:	24 Mar 2024 01:15
URI:	https://ueaeprints.uea.ac.uk/id/eprint/85114
DOI:	10.1007/s43615-021-00132-y

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