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  • The Global ETD Search service is a free service for researchers to find electronic theses and dissertations. This service is provided by the Networked Digital Library of Theses and Dissertations.
    Our metadata is collected from universities around the world. If you manage a university/consortium/country archive and want to be added, details can be found on the NDLTD website.
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Conversations with the Circular Consumer

January 2020 (has links)
abstract: The circular economy is viewed as a solution to many of the environmental and social ills that the linear economy has exacerbated. Whether it is through refill solutions or redesigning a cardboard shipping container, fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) brands are rethinking the way their products are delivered to consumers through business model innovations that promote circularity. The consumer plays the important, often overlooked, role of enabler within circular business models. This study aims to increase broader understanding of what motivates circular consumption of fast-moving consumer goods while analyzing the relationship between motivators and the behaviors required to participate. Semi-structured interviews provide insights from consumers who are currently purchasing household cleansers from brands that operate with a circular business model. Results from this study highlight a group of consumers that are distinguished by their common desire to reduce their personal consumption of plastics. There is clear indication that these consumers are in fact seeking out ways to consume more sustainably. A significant subset of this group expresses concern regarding ingredients used in the products. Health concerns for themselves, their family, or a pet are driving a desire to understand product ingredients. There is evidence to indicate that the concern for personal consumption of plastics is being driven by information distributed via social media and supported by targeted advertisements for brands that address this concern. / Dissertation/Thesis / Masters Thesis Sustainability 2020
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Är det här slutet för engångsprodukter i plast? / Is This the Ending of Single-Use Plastics?

Klevbrant, Lisa, Lindström, Felicia January 2020 (has links)
Rapportens syfte är att utveckla en modell bestående av ersättningsalternativ till plast samt verktyg som verksamheter kan tillämpa för att bidra till en global reducering av plast. Således formulerades rapportens tre forskningsfrågor enligt: “Vilket av de utvärderade ersättningsalternativen är enligt modellens ramverk mest lämpad för att konkurrera medtraditionell plasttillverkning?”, “Hur kan modellens utformning hjälpa användaren att ställa om sin verksamhet sett till att ersätta engångsprodukter i plast?” samt “Hur kan ersättandet av engångsprodukter i plast bidra till uppfyllandet av de globala målen?”. För att besvara rapportens forskningsfrågor genomfördes en fallstudie i form av ett samarbete med företaget PulPac AB. Företaget har uppfunnit en tillverkningsteknik vid namn PulPactorrfomning, vilken tillsammans med våtformning och termoformning av bioplaster, utgörrapportens jämförelse över konkurrenskraftiga ersättningsalternativ till den traditionella plasttillverkningen. Litteraturstudien innefattade dels en teoretisk bakgrund om plasten och dess påföljder, en ingående beskrivning av de olika ersättningsalternativen samt definiering avhållbarhetsbegrepp och politiska styrmedel. Dels en bearbetning av data från ett urval avfallstudier med utgångspunkt i att sammanställa faktorer och kriterier till modellens utformning. Resultatet består huvudsakligen av rapportens modell ”Modellen för ersättning av engångsplast”, som innefattar de fyra stegen: jämförelse mellan ersättningsalternativ, värdering& val av alternativ, integrering av kärnfaktorer i verksamheten samt utvärderingsfrågor. Utifrån jämförelsen av modellens formulerade kriterier uppfyllde tekniken PulPac torrformning flest utav faktorerna och anses därmed vara mest lämpad att konkurrera med traditionell plasttillverkning. Vidare presenteras modellens utformning som ett bistående hjälpmedel för att underlätta omställning till ett ersättningsalternativ genom att praktiskt tillämpa tillhandahållna implementeringsverktyg. Ersättandet av engångsprodukter i plast bidrar till uppfyllandet av FN:s globala mål genom att successivt fasa ut plastprodukter och därmed bidra till en global reducering av plast. På så sätt kan konsekvenserna av ett ersättningsalternativ ha en positivpåverkan på samhällsutvecklingen då det resulterar i minskade hälsorisker och nedskräpningav plaster. Sett till vidareutveckling av modellen föreslås främst att införa kriterier för vilka produkttyper som är lämpade att börja ersätta, vilket lyfts fram som rapportens förslag till vidare forskning. Företaget rekommenderas att använda modellen för informationsspridning inom kundnätverk och i egensyfte vid jämförelse mot andra alternativ inom branschen. / The purpose of the report is to develop a model based on replacement alternatives to plastics as well as providing tools which can be applied to contribute to a global reduction of plastics. Thus, the three following research questions were formulated: ”Which of the evaluated replacement alternatives are the most suited to compete with traditional plastic manufacturing according to the framework of the model?”, “How can the design of the model assist the user in rearranging their organisation in order to replace single-use plastics?” and “How can the replacement of single-use plastics contribute to fulfilment of the global goals”?. In order to answer the research questions of the report, a case study was conducted, in terms of a collaboration with the company PulPac AB. The company has invented a manufacturing method called the dry moulded fibre process, which together with the traditional paper making process and thermoforming of bioplastics, accounts for the report’s comparison of potential alternatives to replace traditional manufacturing of plastics. On one hand, the literature study of the report consists of a theoretical background of plastics and its effects, an in-depth description of the replacement alternatives as well as definitions of sustainability terminology and tools for policy makers. On the other hand, it includes processing of a range of external case studies, in order to compile parameters to the design of the model. The key parts of the results include “The Model of Replacement of Single-use Plastics”, which consists of the four-steps: comparison of replacement alternatives, evaluation & selection of alternative, integration of core factors in the organizational structure and evaluation questions. Based on the comparison of the defined criteria, the dry moulded fibre process was the replacement alternative fulfilling most factors and thereby also the one most suited to compete with traditional manufacturing of plastics. Moreover, the design of the model can be applied as an assisting tool in order to facilitate implementation of the selected replacement alternative. The replacement of single-use plastics can contribute to fulfilling the global goals by phasing out plastic products and thereby further contribute to a global reduction of plastics. Thus, a replacement alternative can have a positive effect on social development since it results in decreased health risks as well as reduced plastic pollution. The suggestion to further research within the area, involves investigating the possibilities of developing and expanding the model with additional criteria regarding which range of products that are the most suitable to start replacing. Furthermore, the case company is recommended to use the model as a tool to increase the information flow within their network, by benchmarking their method against other techniques within the industry.

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