Solid Waste Management and Policies Toward Sustainable Agriculture

Singh, Vijay Kant; Solanki, Praveen; Dey, Kamalendu; Pal, A. K.

doi:10.1007/978-981-16-4230-2_27

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“…Respondents to this study also re-echoed this challenge. Similar findings have been reported by Singh et al (2023) in their study on the plastic waste management value chain in Africa. It is not surprising, therefore, that respondents in this study emphasized that the banking and finance sector is one of key priorities for CE transition in Uganda.…”

Section: Priority Sectors In the Ce Transitionsupporting

confidence: 91%

“…Amongst the business stakeholders is a vast informal sector comprising waste-pickers (that collect paper, metals, and plastics), waste collection center attendants, small-scale recycling plants, repair shops, smelters, and small-scale urban farmers, among others. Similar findings have been reported by Singh and Singh (2022) and Singh et al (2023) in their studies on solid waste management and plastic waste management in Africa (including a section on Uganda) respectively. The significant number of respondents operating informal or unregistered businesses is reflective of Uganda's economic landscape.…”

Section: Uganda's Ce Stakeholderssupporting

confidence: 90%

“…Uganda's population currently stands at about 48 million people with an annual growth rate of ∼3% (Uganda Bureau of Statistics, 2021). The nation, hence, has the eighth largest population by country in Africa and the fourth largest in Eastern Africa (Singh et al, 2023). From 1990, Uganda has registered a steady economic growth evidenced by the consistent rise in Gross Development Product (GDP) (Rumanzi et al, 2021).…”

Section: Study Areamentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Similar limitations were reported by Alamineh (2020) regarding youth involvement in micro, small and mediumscale entrepreneurship in Ethiopia. As such proponents of CErelated approaches such as Singh et al (2023) have called upon responsible stakeholders especially governments to avail the necessary resources to the youth to encourage their involvement in CE-related activities.…”

Section: Uganda's Ce Stakeholdersmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Stakeholder knowledge and perceptions of the circular economy in Ugandan cities

et al. 2023

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Transitioning to a circular economy (CE) has been touted as the necessary paradigm shift to counterbalance the ever-increasing socio-economic metabolism in the face of global challenges such as climate change, biodiversity loss, population growth, pollution, and unemployment. Previous research has indicated that the transition to CE requires stakeholder collaboration. Yet, at present, a dearth of literature exists about stakeholder knowledge and perceptions of CE, more so in Africa. This begs the question; how will stakeholders collaborate when their understanding on the subject is dissimilar? To contribute to closing this knowledge gap, this research employs a mixed-methods approach to investigate the knowledge and perception of CE among key stakeholders in selected cities in Uganda. Interview data from 230 respondents selected via a snowballing process in the Ugandan cities of Gulu, Jinja, Masaka, Mbale, Mbarara and the Greater Kampala Metropolitan Area indicate that several stakeholder groups are involved in Uganda's CE space. These include government, businesses, civil society, the public as well as academia, research and think tanks. In terms of CE knowledge, the findings show that respondents were generally knowledgeable about CE. However, much of the knowledge is about the 3Rs (reduce, repair, and recycle) and waste management to the point that many respondents misconstrued recycling to be synonymous with CE. Overall, participant knowledge and perception of CE are determined by the level of education, sector of operation, position at the workplace, how long one has been in the CE space and whether one participated in decision-making. The findings indicate that respondents believe that the government had not done enough in promoting CE concepts and practices including creating avenues for stakeholder collaboration. The findings offer insights for CE proponents on attributes to consider when advocating and communicating about CE. This research could also inform the formulation of policies that stimulate CE development particularly with determining entry points for CE interventions and effective stakeholder engagement.

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Section: Priority Sectors In the Ce Transitionsupporting

confidence: 91%

Section: Uganda's Ce Stakeholderssupporting

confidence: 90%

Section: Study Areamentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Uganda's Ce Stakeholdersmentioning

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“…Households might also lack the space to separate and lack education and incentives to do so (Mutubuki Makuyana et al, 2022). While local authorities do not have the resources to engage in separated collection and enforce separation policies at households (Singh et al, 2023).…”

Section: Resultsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Removing barriers to plastic waste valorisation in Africa: Towards policies for value creation and capture in business ecosystems

Derks,

Romijn

2023

Bus Strat Dev

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Stimulating plastic waste valorisation is suggested as an important way to address the growing waste problem in low‐income countries. However, policy interventions have not led to substantial waste valorisation, and the reasons for this have not been thoroughly analysed. We address this through a qualitative study of plastic waste in urban Zambia, which is representative of the policy and practice challenges in African plastic waste management. Using extensive data gathered through interviews, site visits and stakeholder meetings, we first conduct a business ecosystem analysis which provides a holistic view on value creation, capture, and destruction processes across all actors involved in the plastics lifecycle. Next, we map the barriers to value creation and capture by the system's main actors. Aggregation of these barriers reveals a low‐value trap, in which individual actors are disincentivized to increase waste valorisation activities. Finally, we analyse the reasons why policies aimed at waste valorisation have failed to break through this status quo. We find that policies have insufficiently addressed the barriers that keep the low‐value trap in place. Hence, they have not acted effectively on the root causes of systemic stagnation. By combining a business ecosystems analysis with an identification of barriers facing the individual actors in that ecosystem, our study is able to show why substantial plastic waste valorisation has not emerged despite policy incentives. Our analysis points toward concrete policy actions aimed at value redistribution and value increase, as key leverage points in the system to increase valorisation.

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