Reverse logistics system and recycling potential at a landfill: A case study from Kampala City

Simple item page
dc.contributor.authorKinobe, Joel R.
dc.contributor.authorNiwagaba, Charles B.
dc.contributor.authorGebresenbet, Girma
dc.contributor.authorVinnerås, Björn
dc.date.accessioned2020-02-21T07:28:11Z
dc.date.accessioned2021-12-21T09:36:06Z
dc.date.available2020-02-21T07:28:11Z
dc.date.available2021-12-21T09:36:06Z
dc.date.issued2015
dc.descriptionThis is a research paper on Reverse logistics system and recycling potential at a landfill, a case study from Kampala City.en_US
dc.description.abstractThe rapid growing population and high urbanisation rates in Sub-Saharan Africa has caused enormous pressure on collection services of the generated waste in the urban areas. This has put a burden on land- filling, which is the major waste disposal method. Waste reduction, re-use and recycling opportunities exist but are not fully utilized. The common items that are re-used and re-cycled are plastics, paper, alu- minum, glass, steel, cardboard, and yard waste. This paper develops an overview of reverse logistics at Kiteezi landfill, the only officially recognised waste disposal facility for Kampala City. The paper analyses, in details the collection, re-processing, re-distribution and final markets of these products into a reversed supply chain network. Only 14% of the products at Kiteezi landfill are channeled into the reverse chain while 63% could be included in the distribution chain but are left out and disposed of while the remaining 23% is buried. This is because of the low processing power available, lack of market value, lack of knowl- edge and limited value addition activities to the products. This paper proposes possible strategies of effi- cient and effective reverse logistics development, applicable to Kampala City and other similar cities.en_US
dc.identifier.citation: Joel R. Kinobe, Charles B. Niwagaba, Girma Gebresenbet & Björn Vinnerås (2015) Reverse logistics system and recycling potential at a landfill: A case study from Kampala City., Journal of Waste Management 42 (2015) 82–92, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/jasman.2015.04.012 Elsevier Ltd.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11951/868
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherElsevier Ltden_US
dc.subjectDisposal - Landfillen_US
dc.subjectReversed productsen_US
dc.subjectWaste management -Kampalaen_US
dc.titleReverse logistics system and recycling potential at a landfill: A case study from Kampala Cityen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
Files
Original bundle
Now showing 1 - 1 of 1
Thumbnail Image
Name:
Kinobe etal-Reverse logistics systems and recycling potential at a landfill_2015.pdf
Size:
1.08 MB
Format:
Adobe Portable Document Format
Description:
This is a research article
Download
License bundle
Now showing 1 - 1 of 1
Thumbnail Image
Name:
license.txt
Size:
1.97 KB
Format:
Plain Text
Description:
Download
Collections
Faculty of Engineering, Design and Technology