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Oyinlola, Muyiwa, Schröder, Patrick, Whitehead, Timothy, Kolade, Oluwaseun, Wakunuma, Kutoma, Sharifi, Soroosh, Rawn, Barry, Odumuyiwa, Victor, Lendelvo, Selma, Brighty, Geoff, Tijani, Bosun, Jaiyeola, Tomi, Lindunda, Lukonga, Mtonga, Radhia and Abolfathi, Soroush (2022) Digital innovations for transitioning to circular plastic value chains in Africa. Africa Journal of Management, 8 (1). pp. 83-108. doi:10.1080/23322373.2021.1999750 ISSN 2332-2373.
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Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/23322373.2021.1999750
Abstract
The paper analyzes the current state of plastic value chains in Africa and the potential of digital innovations adopted by African entrepreneurs to contributing to a circular plastic economy. We provide an overview of plastic waste trade to African countries and an assessment of existing digital solutions that can support the transition to a circular plastic economy. The findings show that various digital innovations are being applied by entrepreneurs including web-based solutions, mobile apps and 3D printing. The case studies also show that multinational companies, especially consumer facing brands, are major players in the national plastic value chains in African countries, acting as seed funders for start-ups as well as buyers of recycled plastics. Current initiatives that are underway are positive signs that changes are in progress to address the environmental and social impacts of plastics value chains in Africa. However, to achieve a transition to sustainable circular value chains, changes at policy level will be required to enable scaling-up of local start-up businesses, address regulatory barriers to digital solutions, create markets for recycled plastic materials and implement extended producer responsibility regulations.
| Item Type: | Journal Article | ||||||||
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| Subjects: | J Political Science > JQ Political institutions (Asia, Africa, Australia, Pacific Area, etc.) | ||||||||
| Divisions: | Faculty of Science, Engineering and Medicine > Engineering > Engineering | ||||||||
| Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH): | Internet in public administration -- Africa, Public administration -- Technological innovations -- Africa, Plastics -- Technological innovations, Plastics industry and trade, Plastics -- Recycling, Biopolymers | ||||||||
| Journal or Publication Title: | Africa Journal of Management | ||||||||
| Publisher: | Taylor and Francis Online | ||||||||
| ISSN: | 2332-2373 | ||||||||
| Official Date: | 2022 | ||||||||
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| Volume: | 8 | ||||||||
| Number: | 1 | ||||||||
| Page Range: | pp. 83-108 | ||||||||
| DOI: | 10.1080/23322373.2021.1999750 | ||||||||
| Status: | Peer Reviewed | ||||||||
| Publication Status: | Published | ||||||||
| Reuse Statement (publisher, data, author rights): | “This is an Accepted Manuscript of an article published by Taylor & Francis in Africa Journal of Management on 26/12/2021, available online: http://www.tandfonline.com/10.1080/23322373.2021.1999750 | ||||||||
| Access rights to Published version: | Restricted or Subscription Access | ||||||||
| Date of first compliant deposit: | 24 January 2022 | ||||||||
| Date of first compliant Open Access: | 26 June 2023 | ||||||||
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