TY - GEN
T1 - The coordination of packaging recycling chain in Brazil
AU - Braga De Vincenzi, Ticiana
AU - Piao, Roberta Souza
AU - Vazquez-Brust, Diego Alfonso
AU - de Carvalho, Marly Monteiro
PY - 2021/8/29
Y1 - 2021/8/29
N2 - This paper analyses the coordination of the packaging recycling chain established by Company A. Company A developed a technical solution for coordinating the packaging recycling chain and provides a certificate of recycling for its clients (industry). The paper also highlights the initiatives raised by the private sector for addressing the problem of waste management and social inclusion. To understand and allow a broad view of the phenomenon, data was collected from Company A and members of the packaging recycling chain, as waste picker cooperatives, through a mix of desk research with qualitative methods, including interviews, observation research, and participatory workshop. The content of the transcripts and desk research was analysed based on themes identified in the literature and real terms used by the interviewees and by the lecturers. Theoretically, it contributes to the literature of waste management shedding light on the coordination of activities by a private company. The participation and sharing of responsibilities with local institutions are essential to increase the efficiency of waste management. As practical implications, the outcomes indicate the importance of links with waste picker cooperatives for increasing the formalization in the recycling packaging chain and promoting social inclusion.
AB - This paper analyses the coordination of the packaging recycling chain established by Company A. Company A developed a technical solution for coordinating the packaging recycling chain and provides a certificate of recycling for its clients (industry). The paper also highlights the initiatives raised by the private sector for addressing the problem of waste management and social inclusion. To understand and allow a broad view of the phenomenon, data was collected from Company A and members of the packaging recycling chain, as waste picker cooperatives, through a mix of desk research with qualitative methods, including interviews, observation research, and participatory workshop. The content of the transcripts and desk research was analysed based on themes identified in the literature and real terms used by the interviewees and by the lecturers. Theoretically, it contributes to the literature of waste management shedding light on the coordination of activities by a private company. The participation and sharing of responsibilities with local institutions are essential to increase the efficiency of waste management. As practical implications, the outcomes indicate the importance of links with waste picker cooperatives for increasing the formalization in the recycling packaging chain and promoting social inclusion.
KW - recycling chain
KW - circular economy
KW - social Inclusion
U2 - 10.1007/978-3-030-78570-3_32
DO - 10.1007/978-3-030-78570-3_32
M3 - Conference contribution
SN - 9783030785697
T3 - Springer Proceedings in Mathematics and Statistics
SP - 421
EP - 433
BT - Industrial Engineeering and Operations Management
A2 - Thomé, Antônio Márcio Tavares
A2 - Barbastefano, Rafael Garcia
A2 - Scavarda, Luiz Felipe
A2 - dos Reis, João Carlos Gonçalves
A2 - Castro Amorim, Marlene Paula
PB - Springer
T2 - IJCIEOM: International Joint conference on Industrial Engineering and Operations Management
Y2 - 22 February 2021 through 24 February 2021
ER -