An analysis of barriers for plastic recycling in the Indian plastic industry

• Published in: Benchmarking : an international journal Vol. 24; no. 2; pp. 415 - 430
• Main Author: Satapathy, Suchismita
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Bradford Emerald Publishing Limited 06.03.2017; Emerald Group Publishing Limited
• Subjects: Climate change; Consumption; Design for recycling; Energy; Energy consumption; Fossil fuels; High density polyethylenes; Landfill; Logistics; Low density polyethylenes; Manufacturing; Plastics; Polyethylene; Polymers; Polyvinyl chloride; Product development; Raw materials; Recycling; Reverse logistics; India; Operations management; Industrial performance

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to develop a new model in which the interrelationship between the barriers can be determined that hinder the implementation of effective recycling processes in the plastic sectors of India. Design/methodology/approach Today manufacturers do not want their input t...