The recycling industry and subsistence waste collectors: a case study of Mitchell's Plain
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Date
2007
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Springer
Abstract
The article reflects the findings of a survey undertaken in Mitchell�s Plain and presents a case study of the factors that impact recycle-related employment tendencies and opportunities in the area of the Cape Flats in South Africa. The article states recycling also has advantages for the creation of formal and informal employment and it can be enhanced with the encouragement of local authorities through incentives
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Manpower, Recycling, Incentives in industry, South Africa, Other waste collection, Materials recovery facilities, Cape Flats Nature Reserve
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Langenhoven, B. & Dyssel, M. (2007). The recycling industry and subsistence waste collectors: a case study of Mitchell's Plain. Urban Forum, 18(1):114-132