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Calvin Lakhan

Faculty of Environmental and Urban Change, York University

SCHOLARLY PAPERS

14

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1,357

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6

Scholarly Papers (14)

1.

Evaluating the Effectiveness, Costs, and Challenges of Deposit Return Systems for Beverage Containers: A Meta-Analysis

Number of pages: 27 Posted: 08 Oct 2024
Calvin Lakhan
Faculty of Environmental and Urban Change, York University
Downloads 465 (166,090)
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Consumer Attitudes Toward Refillable and Reusable Packaging: Bridging the Value-Action Gap

Number of pages: 38 Posted: 17 Sep 2025
Calvin Lakhan
Faculty of Environmental and Urban Change, York University
Downloads 334 (255,791)

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recycling, reusable, circularity, diversion, circular economy, waste, sustainability, consumer behavior

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Best Practices in Sustainable Communication for Minority Communities

Number of pages: 47 Posted: 08 Oct 2024
Calvin Lakhan
Faculty of Environmental and Urban Change, York University
Downloads 131 (572,948)
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Ethnic variation in stated recycling attitudes and behaviors among households in Ontario, Canada

Number of pages: 22 Posted: 08 Oct 2024
Calvin Lakhan
Faculty of Environmental and Urban Change, York University
Downloads 87 (809,932)

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Recycling, Income, Ethnicity, Diversion, Behavior, Ontario

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The Stagnation Paradox: A Longitudinal Analysis of Structural Limitations in Canadian Extended Producer Responsibility Programs

Number of pages: 13 Posted: 23 Jan 2026
Calvin Lakhan
Faculty of Environmental and Urban Change, York University
Downloads 81 (1,052,702)

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EPR, Circular Economy, Extended Producer Responsibility, Recycling, Packaging, Zero Waste

"Beyond the Language Barrier: Digital Divides and Environmental Participation in Immigrant Communities"

Number of pages: 26 Posted: 12 Sep 2025
Calvin Lakhan
Faculty of Environmental and Urban Change, York University
Downloads 37 (1,281,607)

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environmental communication, immigrant communities, environmental justice, digital divide, municipal services, promotion and education, ciruclarity

"Beyond the Language Barrier: Digital Divides and Environmental Participation in Immigrant Communities"

Number of pages: 26 Posted: 23 Jan 2026
Calvin Lakhan
Faculty of Environmental and Urban Change, York University
Downloads 16 (1,548,841)

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environmental communication, immigrant communities, environmental justice, digital divide, municipal services

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The 'Yuck Factor' and Hygiene Perceptions: A Mixed-Methods Study on Consumer Trust in Shared Reusable Food and Beverage Containers

Number of pages: 13 Posted: 12 Dec 2025
Calvin Lakhan
Faculty of Environmental and Urban Change, York University
Downloads 52 (1,063,489)

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Reusable Packaging, Circular Economy, Recycling, Consumer Trust, Reuse

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The Perception Paradox: Why Our Love Affair with Recycling is Hindering Sustainability

Number of pages: 15 Posted: 01 Dec 2025
Calvin Lakhan
Faculty of Environmental and Urban Change, York University
Downloads 50 (1,086,013)

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Circularity as Gendered Performance: The Impact of "Zero Waste" Attributes on Product Masculinity and Consumer Acceptance

Number of pages: 15 Posted: 12 Dec 2025
Calvin Lakhan
Faculty of Environmental and Urban Change, York University
Downloads 42 (1,209,354)

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Circular Economy, Consumer Behavior, Social Disutility, Masculinity, Sustainable Design, Waste Management

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Perceived Behavioral Control and the Inversion of the Waste Hierarchy: Explaining Recycling Dominance in Public Waste Perceptions

Number of pages: 23 Posted: 23 Jun 2026
Calvin Lakhan
Faculty of Environmental and Urban Change, York University
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Waste Management Hierarchy, Theory of Planned Behavior, Perceived Behavioral Control, Recycling, Waste Reduction, Circular Economy, Sustainable Consumption, Inverted Hierarchy

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Environmental Socialization, Infrastructure Familiarity, and Communication Accessibility among First-generation Immigrant Populations in Ontario Recycling Systems

Number of pages: 27 Posted: 23 Jun 2026
Calvin Lakhan
Faculty of Environmental and Urban Change, York University
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Environmental Socialization, Acculturation, Infrastructure Familiarity, Recycling Behavior, Firstgeneration Immigrants, Ontario, Municipal Waste, Institutional Accessibility

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Why Reusable Packaging Leaks: Deconstructing Consumer-driven Attrition in Closed-loop Systems

Number of pages: 23 Posted: 23 Jun 2026
Calvin Lakhan
Faculty of Environmental and Urban Change, York University
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Circular Economy, Reusable Packaging, Consumer Behavior, Discrete Choice Experiment, Psychological Ownership, Deposit-return Systems, Extended Producer Responsibility, Attrition Typology

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Designed for Whom? Spatial Inequity, Settlement Dynamics, and Newcomer Exclusion from Community Circular Economy Infrastructure

Number of pages: 18 Posted: 22 Jun 2026
Calvin Lakhan
Faculty of Environmental and Urban Change, York University
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Circular Economy Governance, Repair Café, Newcomers, Social Equity, Participatory Action Research, Settlement Infrastructure, Spatial Inequity, Social Capital

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The Anatomy of Recycling Cynicism and Systemic Friction across Divergent End-of-Life Material Streams: Packaging, E-waste, and Household Hazardous Waste

Number of pages: 27 Posted: 23 Jun 2026
Calvin Lakhan
Faculty of Environmental and Urban Change, York University
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Recycling Cynicism, Institutional Trust, E-waste, Household Hazardous Waste, Theory of Planned