A three-item scale capturing the negative emotions—specifically shame, guilt, and regret—a person experiences when discarding a particular item in the rubbish rather than recycling or reusing it. Best suited to contexts where the respondent is aware of disposal alternatives.
Trudel, R., Argo, J.J., & Meng, M.D. (2016). The recycled self: Consumers' disposal decisions of identity-linked products. Journal of Consumer Research, 43(2), 246–264.
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