The Zero Waste Concept from Young Consumers' Perspective. Does Gender Matter?

• Autorzy: Sylwia Badowska
• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

Theoretical background: Sustainable development is a new widely desirable course in the economy of the 21st century. Its goals can be met by consumers implementing a zero waste concept understood as a lifestyle that assumes the maximum reduction of household waste production. Purpose of the article: The paper sheds a light on consumer awareness of the zero waste concept among young people, who face a long consumption life, and identifis the gender role in the process of applying this concept in practice. Research methods: To achieve the research goal, a survey was carried out among consumers aged 19-24, and the original consumer zero waste sensibility scale was proposed and employed to obtain results. Main findings: The outcomes suggest that the zero waste concept is more widely known among women, who show a higher level of consumer zero waste sensibility than men. (original abstract)

Słowa kluczowe

EN

Wastes; Consumer; Gender; Sustainable consumption

PL

Odpady; Konsument; Płeć; Konsumpcja zrównoważona

• Czasopismo: Annales Universitatis Mariae Curie-Skłodowska. Sectio H. Oeconomia
• Rocznik: 2019
• Tom: 53
• Numer: nr 1
• Strony: 7--17

Twórcy

autor

Sylwia Badowska

• University of Gdańsk

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DOI

10.17951/h.2019.53.1.7-17