Informal tyre dealers in South Africa: an assessment of their contributions to a circular economy

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dc.contributor.authorSchenck, Catherina
dc.contributor.authorNiyobuhungiro R
dc.contributor.authorBlaauw D
dc.date.accessioned2025-01-22T09:37:53Z
dc.date.available2025-01-22T09:37:53Z
dc.date.issued2024
dc.description.abstractFaced with extraordinarily high unemployment, the long-term unemployed in South Africa increasingly have been securing livelihoods outside of standard waged work. Many are establishing unregistered, micro-enterprises that provide low-cost goods and services to low-income households. This paper presents the results of an exploratory study of unregistered (informal) second-hand tyre dealers in three South African cities to better assess their role in urban economies. Interviews with informal tyre dealers were conducted to understand how their businesses are positioned along the waste tyre value chain, their prospects for generating employment, and their potential to contribute to product reuse and repurposing. By extending the useful lives of tyres, informal dealerships can be analysed through a circular economy framework that acknowledges their varied environmental, economic, and social benefits. Concerns, however, are raised about the unregulated sale of second-hand tyres, some of which are unsafe and pose risks for road users. This in turn gives rise to difficult trade-offs between on the one hand the economic and environmental benefits of informal tyre sales and road safety on the other.
dc.identifier.citationSchenck, C.J., Blaauw, D., Theodore, N. and Niyobuhungiro, R., 2024, March. Informal Tyre Dealers in South Africa: an Assessment of Their Contributions to a Circular Economy. In Urban Forum (Vol. 35, No. 1, pp. 65-81). Dordrecht: Springer Netherlands.
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1007/s12132-023-09502-1
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10566/19906
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherSpringer Science and Business Media B.V.
dc.subjectIndustry waste tyre management plan
dc.subjectInformal economy
dc.subjectSelf-employment
dc.subjectSouth Africa
dc.subjectTyre industry value chain
dc.titleInformal tyre dealers in South Africa: an assessment of their contributions to a circular economy
dc.typeArticle

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