A crossroads for bioplastics: exploring product developers' challenges to move beyond petroleum-based plastics

Journal of Cleaner Production

Volumn 127, Issue , 2016, Pages 84-95

  Brockhaus, Sebastian ^a   Petersen, Moritz ^b   Kersten, Wolfgang ^b  

^a WEBER STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b HAMBURG UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Behavioral research; Bioplastics; Consumer goods; Product development; Sustainability; Theory of planned behavior

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; COMMERCE; CONSUMER PRODUCTS; ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL EFFECTS; PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT; REINFORCED PLASTICS; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

BIO-PLASTICS; CONSUMER GOODS; ENVIRONMENTAL BENEFITS; PERCEIVED BEHAVIORAL CONTROL; PRODUCT DEVELOPERS; TECHNICAL CHALLENGES; THEORY OF PLANNED BEHAVIOR; TRIPLE BOTTOM LINE;

CONSUMER BEHAVIOR;

EID: 84992295857     PISSN: 09596526     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2016.04.003     Document Type: Article

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