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@article{Clemm:2027:10.1016/j.resconrec.2026.109156,
author = {Clemm, C and Amatuni, L and Chun, YY and Moon, D and Kishita, Y},
doi = {10.1016/j.resconrec.2026.109156},
journal = {Resources Conservation and Recycling},
title = {Which smartphone reuse interventions actually reduce new device production? A stated-preference market-level analysis},
url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.resconrec.2026.109156},
volume = {237},
year = {2027}
}
TY - JOUR
AB - Manufacturing dominates the environmental impact of smartphones, and reuse is widely promoted to reduce production, yet not all reuse interventions achieve this. We integrated stated-preference data from 441 German consumers with a calibrated market model to quantify how four interventions affect smartphone lifetimes and production: new batteries, extended warranties, free data transfer and erasure services, and trade-in programs. The battery intervention produced the largest modelled reduction in manufacturing (32%), followed by warranties (18%). Supply-side interventions increased recirculation but did not reduce production. Combining all four reduced production by 35%, barely exceeding battery alone owing to overlapping segments and rebound effects. Risk perception was the dominant predictor of consumer response. Production reduction in mature reuse markets thus appears gated by demand-side risk mitigation rather than supply-side facilitation. Voluntary interventions alone may be insufficient for sector-level targets and likely require regulatory complements; field-based evidence is needed to confirm these patterns.
AU - Clemm,C
AU - Amatuni,L
AU - Chun,YY
AU - Moon,D
AU - Kishita,Y
DO - 10.1016/j.resconrec.2026.109156
PY - 2027///
SN - 0921-3449
TI - Which smartphone reuse interventions actually reduce new device production? A stated-preference market-level analysis
T2 - Resources Conservation and Recycling
UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.resconrec.2026.109156
VL - 237
ER -