...-profit organization Companies Reverse supply chain Textile valorization Partnership Reuse Recycling The fashion industry estimates that the amount of textile waste will increase by 60% between the years 2015 and 2030, producing a global footprint of 150 tons of textile waste (GFA and BCG...

...Xiaoyun Bing; Jim J. Groot; Jacqueline M. Bloemhof‐Ruwaard; Jack G.A.J. van der Vorst Purpose This research studies a plastic recycling system from a reverse logistics angle and investigates the potential benefits of a multimodality strategy to the network design of plastic recycling...

... of the reverse supply chain that allows for recapturing most of the PRV. These notions have then been tested by analyzing two reverse supply chains with a case study research methodology. Findings The findings show that low PRV is associated with second‐class recovery options (recycling and energy recovery...

... to recycle and/or refurbish end‐of‐life computers that are deemed no longer useful by their owners. The qualitative methodology is a modified version of a customer visit program in which the in‐depth interviews were used to identify the special needs of stakeholders who could potentially participate...

...Marianne Jahre Of great concern today is how to collect and recycle post‐consumer waste efficiently. Reports the results of a study of 47 collection schemes for household waste which examined their logistical characteristics. An extensive literature review revealed that much recycling research...

..., with the introduction of packaging laws to reduce packaging and encourage reuse and recycling. Such legislation affects both German companies and companies exporting into Germany. It can be argued that exporters are disadvantaged by such legislation, having to adapt their activities to each country. This presupposes...

...Terrance L. Pohlen; M. Theodore Farris Recycling has experienced rapid growth as a technique to reduce the solid waste stream volume. Despite the public appeal and acceptance of recycling, the reverse logistics channels used in recycling have received minimal attention. However, the reverse...

... of the six functions of packaging and the three environments where packaging has to perform. Categorising packaging as either good or bad based on whether or not it is recyclable or reusable is too simplistic an approach and could result in greater rather than fewer environmental problems. © MCB UP Limited...

...Rod Sara Paperboard packaging is regarded as a most ecologically sound and environmentally friendly packaging option,with benefits in product protection, waste and disposal properties and easy recyclability. New Zealand has a paperboard packaging industry, small by international standards...