Recycling gone bad: When the option to recycle increases resource consumption
[ABSTRACT READ IN FULL from the publisher-deposited abstract at the Crossref item record; FULL TEXT NOT READ. Author order confirmed at Crossref: Catlin first, Wang second] Catlin, J. R., & Wang, Y. (2013). 'Recycling gone bad: When the option to recycle increases resource consumption.' Journal of Consumer Psychology, 23(1), 122-127. doi:10.1016/j.jcps.2012.04.001. The origin of the claim. The abstract entire: 'In this study, we propose that the ability to recycle may lead to increased resource usage compared to when a recycling option is not available. Supporting this hypothesis, our first experiment shows that consumers used more paper while evaluating a pair of scissors when the option to recycle was provided (vs. not provided). In a follow-up field experiment, we find that the per person restroom paper hand towel usage increased after the introduction of a recycling bin compared to when a recycling option was not available. We conclude by discussing implications for research and policy.' REPLICATION STATUS, SEARCHED THREE TIMES BEFORE BEING WRITTEN DOWN: no direct replication, successful or failed, was found. What exists is extension and adaptation and none of it may be described as a replication.
[ABSTRACT READ IN FULL from the publisher-deposited abstract at the Crossref item record; FULL TEXT NOT READ. Author order confirmed at Crossref: Catlin first, Wang second] Catlin, J. R., & Wang, Y. (2013). 'Recycling gone bad: When the option to recycle increases resource consumption.' Journal of Consumer Psychology, 23(1), 122-127. doi:10.1016/j.jcps.2012.04.001. The origin of the claim. The abstract entire: 'In this study, we propose that the ability to recycle may lead to increased resource usage compared to when a recycling option is not available. Supporting this hypothesis, our first experiment shows that consumers used more paper while evaluating a pair of scissors when the option to recycle was provided (vs. not provided). In a follow-up field experiment, we find that the per person restroom paper hand towel usage increased after the introduction of a recycling bin compared to when a recycling option was not available. We conclude by discussing implications for research and policy.' REPLICATION STATUS, SEARCHED THREE TIMES BEFORE BEING WRITTEN DOWN: no direct replication, successful or failed, was found. What exists is extension and adaptation and none of it may be described as a replication.
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Catlin, J. R., & Wang, Y. (2013). Recycling gone bad: When the option to recycle increases resource consumption. Journal of Consumer Psychology, 23(1), 122-127. doi:10.1016/j.jcps.2012.04.001