Transitioning towards a circular bioeconomy in South Africa: Who are the key players?

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dc.contributor.authorChitaka, Takunda Y.
dc.contributor.authorSchenck, Catherina
dc.date.accessioned2023-03-02T08:52:04Z
dc.date.available2023-03-02T08:52:04Z
dc.date.issued2022
dc.description.abstractThe transition towards a circular economy is becoming a priority in many countries globally. However, the circular bioeconomy has received relatively less attention. In South Africa, the valorisation of organic waste is a priority area as demonstrated by national goals to divert organic waste from landfill. To support the growth of the organic waste value chain it is important to gain an understanding of the different value chain actors and their activities. Through a series of semi-structured interviews across the industry, this paper unpacks the organic waste value chain including the roles of different actors and the interlinkages amongst them. Interviewed actors were those involved in the waste treatment sector, including consultants, composters and technology providers and installers. The value chain is characterised by a number of partnerships, including sub-contracting and outsourcing, which enable value chain actors to offer services that they do not necessarily have the in-house skills or capacity to deliver on their own. The majority of actors were not directly engaged in activities related to the treatment of waste, with many of them engaging in support activities to facilitate the treatment of waste.en_US
dc.identifier.citationChitaka, T. Y., & Schenck, C. (2022). Transitioning towards a circular bioeconomy in South Africa: Who are the key players?. South African Journal of Science, 118, 12465. https://doi. org/10.17159/sajs.2022/12465en_US
dc.identifier.issn1996-7489
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.17159/sajs.2022/12465
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10566/8489
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherAcademy of Science of South Africaen_US
dc.subjectBioeconomyen_US
dc.subjectOrganic wasteen_US
dc.subjectWaste economyen_US
dc.subjectSouth Africaen_US
dc.titleTransitioning towards a circular bioeconomy in South Africa: Who are the key players?en_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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