Plastic bottles waste management to enhance circularity : a case study in Kenya
Jepkirui, Clementine (2024)
2024
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The proper management of plastic bottle waste cuts across the national borders and socio-economic boundaries. This study explores the challenges and opportunities managing plastic bottle waste in Kenya. The research emphasizes the need to shift from linear to circular models for mitigating increasing plastic pollution.
The research delves deeply into the complexities of plastic bottle waste management in Kenya by conducting an extensive review of recent literature and the use of intensive case study analysis. It focuses particularly on socio-cultural factors related to plastic bottle waste as well as constraints towards achieving circularity in the process, besides providing context-sensitive suggestions for enhancing circular activities.
The findings provide useful recommendations to stakeholders, practitioners as well as policymakers for the increasing discourse on sustainable waste management. The environmental impact of plastic bottle waste is a major concern, with pollution, harm to wildlife, and damage to ecosystems in focus. Survey respondents and stakeholders are united in stressing the urgent need for sustain-able waste management practices. This research also points out the economic consequences on inefficient management practices currently causing economic strain.
The identified obstacles to transitioning to circular economy including lack of awareness, inadequate infrastructure and economic constraints. The proposed strategies in this study are waste and pollution reduction, efficient recycling systems, redesigning plastic bottles for use, public awareness campaigns, investment in recycling infrastructure and implementing deposit return schemes.
The study recommends further research on socio-cultural dimensions and longitudinal studies for increasing the effectiveness and viability of circular endeavors. It also provides a base for the direction of future research. In the long run, this research calls for collaborative efforts to shift the management of plastic bottle wastes towards circular economy for a sustainable Kenya and beyond.
The research delves deeply into the complexities of plastic bottle waste management in Kenya by conducting an extensive review of recent literature and the use of intensive case study analysis. It focuses particularly on socio-cultural factors related to plastic bottle waste as well as constraints towards achieving circularity in the process, besides providing context-sensitive suggestions for enhancing circular activities.
The findings provide useful recommendations to stakeholders, practitioners as well as policymakers for the increasing discourse on sustainable waste management. The environmental impact of plastic bottle waste is a major concern, with pollution, harm to wildlife, and damage to ecosystems in focus. Survey respondents and stakeholders are united in stressing the urgent need for sustain-able waste management practices. This research also points out the economic consequences on inefficient management practices currently causing economic strain.
The identified obstacles to transitioning to circular economy including lack of awareness, inadequate infrastructure and economic constraints. The proposed strategies in this study are waste and pollution reduction, efficient recycling systems, redesigning plastic bottles for use, public awareness campaigns, investment in recycling infrastructure and implementing deposit return schemes.
The study recommends further research on socio-cultural dimensions and longitudinal studies for increasing the effectiveness and viability of circular endeavors. It also provides a base for the direction of future research. In the long run, this research calls for collaborative efforts to shift the management of plastic bottle wastes towards circular economy for a sustainable Kenya and beyond.