| Title |
Understanding product hibernation periods with children's products and exploring motivations and barriers for product care to encourage their reuse |
| ID_Doc |
27687 |
| Authors |
Choi, YJ; Kennedy, B |
| Title |
Understanding product hibernation periods with children's products and exploring motivations and barriers for product care to encourage their reuse |
| Year |
2024 |
| Published |
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| DOI |
10.1016/j.resconrec.2024.107576 |
| Abstract |
Product hibernation, where end-of-life products are kept but no longer used, poses a significant barrier to prolonging product lifespans within a circular economy. Obsolete products challenge users' decision-making process for the after-use phase and are often discarded despite being perfectly functional. This is especially common in households with growing children, where children's products are outgrown but not discarded. This paper presents the survey findings of 157 hibernating children's products, and interviews with five UK families, exploring reasons for product hibernation, and related reuse barriers. An idea generation workshop further explored the owners' reuse experience with their children's products and identified fourteen factors that suggest opportunities to shift users' perception of end-of-life product value, care and reuse for these products, ultimately reducing product hibernation. This paper makes an original contribution to product reuse knowledge with the development of a framework for understanding reuse motivations and barriers through the lens of care. |
| Author Keywords |
Product hibernation; Children's products; Product care; Reuse; Circular economy; Design for adaptability |
| Index Keywords |
Index Keywords |
| Document Type |
Other |
| Open Access |
Open Access |
| Source |
Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED) |
| EID |
WOS:001287359400001 |
| WoS Category |
Engineering, Environmental; Environmental Sciences |
| Research Area |
Engineering; Environmental Sciences & Ecology |
| PDF |
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.resconrec.2024.107576
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