College of Automobile and Traffic Engineering, Nanjing Forestry University, Longpan Road 159#, Nanjing 210037, China.
School of Transportation, Southeast University, Si Pai Lou 2#, Nanjing 210096, China.
Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2020 Jul 2;17(13):4764. doi: 10.3390/ijerph17134764.
The development of the online to offline business has accelerated the growth of the online food ordering market in China. The widespread use of disposable takeaway containers has resulted in a large amount of waste, which seriously affects the ecological environment. This paper studied the collection modes of reusable takeaway containers and the preferences of consumers and merchants. First, after two rounds of discussion and revision, four takeaway container collection modes were designed. Second, based on the survey results of consumers and merchants, a binary logistic regression model was applied to analyze the preferences of consumers and merchants. The results showed that the consumers' delivery requirements and the current disposal of takeaway containers had a significant impact on consumers' preferences. Consumers were more concerned about the hygienic status of the containers, food health and safety, while the merchants were more concerned about the increased costs. The promotion of collection modes requires the special consideration of the locations of dishwashing facilities and increased costs. Finally, according to the preferences and concerns of consumers and merchants, several suggestions on promoting the collection mode, such as the use of different promotion strategies for different people, the short distance of dishwashing facilities, reward systems, and food safeguard measures were proposed. This research provides guidance for decision making regarding the sustainable consumption and the promotion of reusable takeaway containers, which will contribute to resource conservation, ecological environmental improvement and sustainability.
在线到离线业务的发展加速了中国在线食品订购市场的增长。一次性外卖容器的广泛使用导致了大量的浪费，这严重影响了生态环境。本文研究了可重复使用外卖容器的收集模式以及消费者和商家的偏好。首先，经过两轮讨论和修订，设计了四种外卖容器收集模式。其次，基于消费者和商家的调查结果，应用二元逻辑回归模型分析了消费者和商家的偏好。结果表明，消费者的配送要求和外卖容器的当前处理方式对消费者的偏好有显著影响。消费者更关心容器的卫生状况、食品健康和安全，而商家更关心增加的成本。推广收集模式需要特别考虑洗碗设施的位置和增加的成本。最后，根据消费者和商家的偏好和关注，提出了一些推广收集模式的建议，例如针对不同人群使用不同的推广策略、洗碗设施的短距离、奖励制度和食品保障措施。本研究为可持续消费和推广可重复使用外卖容器的决策提供了指导，这将有助于节约资源、改善生态环境和可持续性。
