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<p>Electronic waste presents a significant environmental challenge that requires effective sustainable management strategies. Circular economy approaches, which seek to prolong product lifecycles, aim to address this through take-back programs within Extended Producer Responsibility systems, allowing users to return used electronics to producers. User participation plays a vital role in creating closed-loop systems and achieving sustainable product management. This research extends the Theory of Planned Behavior by incorporating convenience and the use of producer interventions as contextual determinants of e-waste return behavior. A cross-national survey across Spain, Slovenia, and Belgium tested this expanded model, suggesting that behavioral intentions are strongly shaped by attitudes, social norms, and perceived behavioral control, alongside the additional factors. Notably, these relationships vary considerably across countries, demonstrating that psychological factors, convenience, and producer interventions influence e-waste return behavior in context-specific ways that require tailored approaches. This study advances understanding of what motivates users to return e-waste and offers practical guidance for designing user-centered take-back systems. Overall, the findings underscore the importance of well-structured, context-sensitive e-waste management systems to support circular economy goals.</p>

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Understanding User Motivations for E-waste Return: An Extended Theory of Planned Behavior Approach

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    2026年3月13日

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  • Hüseyin Hussein Keke,
  • Christian Meske,
  • Christiane Lehrer

摘要

Electronic waste presents a significant environmental challenge that requires effective sustainable management strategies. Circular economy approaches, which seek to prolong product lifecycles, aim to address this through take-back programs within Extended Producer Responsibility systems, allowing users to return used electronics to producers. User participation plays a vital role in creating closed-loop systems and achieving sustainable product management. This research extends the Theory of Planned Behavior by incorporating convenience and the use of producer interventions as contextual determinants of e-waste return behavior. A cross-national survey across Spain, Slovenia, and Belgium tested this expanded model, suggesting that behavioral intentions are strongly shaped by attitudes, social norms, and perceived behavioral control, alongside the additional factors. Notably, these relationships vary considerably across countries, demonstrating that psychological factors, convenience, and producer interventions influence e-waste return behavior in context-specific ways that require tailored approaches. This study advances understanding of what motivates users to return e-waste and offers practical guidance for designing user-centered take-back systems. Overall, the findings underscore the importance of well-structured, context-sensitive e-waste management systems to support circular economy goals.