| dc.contributor.author | Hoffman, Marlin | |
| dc.contributor.author | Schenck, Catherina | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2022-02-21T10:30:59Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2022-02-21T10:30:59Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2020 | |
| dc.identifier.citation | Hoffman, M., & Schenck, C. (2020). The value chain and activities of polyethylene terephthalate plastics in the South African waste economy. Local Economy, Local Economy ,35(5), 523–535. https://doi.org/10.1177/0269094220931697 | en_US |
| dc.identifier.issn | 1470-9325 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://doi.org/10.1177/0269094220931697 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10566/7289 | |
| dc.description.abstract | Value chains in their entirety, within the South African context, have not been the
focus of much research thus far. A plethora of research has been done on the various actors
within the value chain, but the rest of the value chain has not been identified and depicted. Failing
to understand and describe the entire value chain of polyethylene terephthalate plastics has led to
many unanswered questions and misunderstood impacts on the plastics waste economy. The purpose of the study was to document and depict the value chain and its activities
within the polyethylene terephthalate waste economy in South Africa, which, according to the
available literature, has not been done before. The documentation of the value chain and its
activities will assist in identifying the possibilities of job creation within the waste economy, which
could impact the diversion of waste from the landfill. | en_US |
| dc.description.sponsorship | . | en_US |
| dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
| dc.publisher | SAGE | en_US |
| dc.subject | Job creation | en_US |
| dc.subject | Unemployment | en_US |
| dc.subject | Value chain | en_US |
| dc.subject | Waste economy | en_US |
| dc.subject | South Africa | en_US |
| dc.title | The value chain and activities of polyethylene terephthalate plastics in the South African waste economy | en_US |
| dc.type | Article | en_US |
