Influential Factors Affecting Recycling Behavior toward Cardboard Boxes in the Logistics Sector: An Empirical Analysis from China

Pengfei Li, Yutao Ru () and Jianhong Wu
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Pengfei Li: College of Economics and Management, Xi’an University of Posts & Telecommunications (XUPT), Xi’an 710061, China
Yutao Ru: School of Modern Post, Xi’an University of Posts & Telecommunications (XUPT), Xi’an 710061, China
Jianhong Wu: School of Modern Post, Xi’an University of Posts & Telecommunications (XUPT), Xi’an 710061, China

Sustainability, 2023, vol. 15, issue 18, 1-20

Abstract: With the escalating issues of resource waste and environmental pollution, the effective recycling of cardboard boxes within the logistics sector has emerged as a crucial factor in advancing sustainable development. This study employs the extended theory of planned behavior (ETPB) to devise a questionnaire and gather data from 700 respondents in China, aiming to analyze the influential factors that impact consumers’ engagement in recycling mechanisms provided by express delivery companies. Utilizing a principal component analysis, five co-factors that influence consumers’ willingness to recycle are identified. The findings of a multinomial logistic regression reveal a positive correlation between these five co-factors and recycling behavior, with attitude exhibiting the greatest significant influence (5.076 times in model 1 and 2.375 times in model 2) on recycling behavior. These results will serve as a scientific foundation for express delivery companies and governmental entities to adapt and optimize existing environmental protection policies, thus fostering sustainable development.

Keywords: cardboard boxes; consumers; recycling behavior; theory of planned behavior; influential factors; multinomial logistic regression (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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