Abstract
Plastic solid waste (PSW) recycling can lead to sustainable resource utilization and reverse logistics is a concept that can enable the recovery of this waste type in the supply-chain. In developing economies, informal waste recovery is predominant and in need of recycling and reverse logistics systems to enable sustainable recoveries. The paper analyses studies that have focused on recycling and reverse logistics (RLs) as a way to determine the significance of this relationship to sustainable resource utilization and waste management. The study has identified a number of merits in implementing reverse logistics systems and these can benefit the developing economies. Nevertheless, most of the studies analyzed have been conducted in developed economies were plastic waste recycling and reverse logistics are in existence. The study identified no studies on reverse logistics and plastic recycling in Africa and therefore recommended that more research is needed on this topic to enable plastic manufacturing companies and waste managers make sustainable decisions and systems.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 1013-1019 |
| Number of pages | 7 |
| Journal | Proceedings of the International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Operations Management |
| Volume | 2017 |
| Issue number | OCT |
| Publication status | Published - 2017 |
| Event | IEOM Bogota Conference / 1st South American Congress 2017 - Bogota, Colombia Duration: 25 Oct 2016 → 26 Oct 2016 |
Keywords
- Plastics
- Recycling
- Reverse logistics
- Sustainability
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Strategy and Management
- Management Science and Operations Research
- Control and Systems Engineering
- Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering
