Essays about: "informal recycling sector"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 15 essays containing the words informal recycling sector.

  1. 1. Strategic implementation of circular business models in developing countries

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Internationella miljöinstitutet

    Author : Azusa Lindwall; [2023]
    Keywords : circular economy; multinational corporations; municipal solid waste management; recycling; developing countries; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : This thesis aims to address the challenges of implementing circular economy (CE) practices in emerging/developing economies by harnessing the resources of multinational corporations (MNCs) to improve waste management situations in these areas of the world. A case study is conducted on a Swedish beverage carton producer operating in Thailand to examine the key challenges and strategies employed by the company to promote the recycling of used beverage cartons (UBCs) in the country. READ MORE

  3. 2. Exploring feedstock supply chain for large scale manufacturing of recycled cellulosic textile fiber : A collaborative business model analysis

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för samhällsbyggnad och industriell teknik

    Author : SM Toufiqur Rahman; [2022]
    Keywords : Post-industrial textile waste; Textile Upcycling; Supply Chain Management; Collaborative Business Model; Feedstock sourcing; Sourcing; recycled cellulosic pulp; large scale textile recycling; chemical recycling of textiles.;

    Abstract : The textile industry is considered one of the most challenging industries when it comes to environmental pollution just after the oil industry. It has a huge impact on water pollution and resource consumption in terms of fiber production. READ MORE

  4. 3. Integrating gender and environmental issues : A case study on gender mainstreaming within the organisation of WIEGO and their waste management projects in Brazil

    University essay from Jönköping University/Högskolan för lärande och kommunikation

    Author : Victoria Nordell; Elin Niklasson; [2021]
    Keywords : Waste Management; Environmental Challenges; Gender Mainstreaming; Feminist Political Ecology; FPE; Environmental Justice; Intersectionality; Women’s Empowerment; Gender Equality; Waste Pickers; Waste Picking; Recycling; Informal Sector; Brazil; WIEGO; Climate Crisis; Gender; Avfallshantering; Miljöfrågor; Gender Mainstreaming; Feministisk Politisk Ekologi; FPE; Miljörättvisa; Intersektionalitet; Women’s Empowerment; Jämställdhet; Avfallshanterare; Återvinning; Den informella sektorn; Brasilien; WIEGO; Klimatkrisen; Genus;

    Abstract : The world is facing a global waste crisis due to half of the waste produced not being collected, treated or safely disposed of. Waste not managed in a proper way causes air and water pollution and has negative health and social impacts on people living or working close to the waste. READ MORE

  5. 4. Sustainable Collaboration; Transforming Alliances for EPR in non-OECD Context: A case of Pakistan

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Internationella miljöinstitutet

    Author : Shiza Aslam; [2020]
    Keywords : Extended Producer Responsibility; Informal Sector; End-of-life product management; Theory-based evaluation; environmental intervention; packaging waste; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

    Abstract : Extended producer responsibility (EPR) has been successfully implemented in various developed countries. The complex waste flows and the presence of the informal sector in non-OECD countries makes the execution of EPR challenging widely. READ MORE

  6. 5. Municipal Solid Waste Management in Informal Settlements – A multiple-case study of challenges and possibilities in the favelas and informal sector of Rio de Janeiro city

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Miljö- och energisystem

    Author : Emma Bergman; [2019]
    Keywords : municipal solid waste management; informal settlement; favela; waste picker; recycling cooperative; environmental protection; social inclusion; Rio de Janeiro; Technology and Engineering;

    Abstract : Today, about one billion people in the world live in informal settlements and lack access to basic services and city infrastructure. In Rio de Janeiro, approximately 1,4 million people, one fourth of the city population, live in informal settlements, in Brazil called favelas. READ MORE