| Title |
How the Dead Storage of Consumer Electronics Creates Consumer Value |
| ID_Doc |
22227 |
| Authors |
Nojgaard, M; Smaniotto, C; Askegaard, S; Cimpan, C; Zhilyaev, D; Wenzel, H |
| Title |
How the Dead Storage of Consumer Electronics Creates Consumer Value |
| Year |
2020 |
| Published |
Sustainability, 12.0, 14 |
| DOI |
10.3390/su12145552 |
| Abstract |
Consumers across the globe tend to store their small electronic devices when they reach their end of life instead of disposing of them. This is a problem because if end-of-life devices are not recovered from consumers' homes, the devices cannot be re-used or recycled, leading to increased production. We study what motivates consumers to store their end-of-life devices by looking at how storage creates consumer value. Applying a practice-based understanding of value, we find that storage is a social practice that generates value by protecting consumers from four different kinds of risk: practical risks, existential risks, environmental risks, and moral risks. Storage gives consumers a sense of security in their everyday lives and thus generates what we call 'security value'. This notion implies that even though end-of-life devices sit idle in consumers' homes, their value generating capacity remains active. The findings have implications for the role of consumers in reverse logistics strategies for sustainable systems. |
| Author Keywords |
circular economy; storage; consumer electronics; consumer value |
| Index Keywords |
Index Keywords |
| Document Type |
Other |
| Open Access |
Open Access |
| Source |
Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED); Social Science Citation Index (SSCI) |
| EID |
WOS:000554197800001 |
| WoS Category |
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology; Environmental Sciences; Environmental Studies |
| Research Area |
Science & Technology - Other Topics; Environmental Sciences & Ecology |
| PDF |
https://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/12/14/5552/pdf?version=1594374083
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