Assessment Of Reverse Logistics On Used Water And Soft Drink Plastic Bottles In Addis Ababa City

This study deals with the assessment of reverse logistics on used water and soft drink plasticrnbottles in Addis Ababa. The purpose of this thesis is to investigate the organization, effectivenessrnand efficiency of the process and the actors involved in the reverse logistics system. Further, thernthesis attempts to analyze the role of all stakeholders starting from the producers of water andrnsoft drinks, government offices, consumers and other formal and informal organizations involvedrnin collection and recycling of used plastic bottles. Primary and secondary sources of data werernused to gather data from different stake holders through self administered questionnaires tornmicro and small scale enterprises and informal solid waste collectors or qorale’s and interviewsrnwith COBA IMPACT plc, bottler companies, Addis Ababa solid waste management andrncleansing agency selected by using purposive sampling method briefly shown in the thirdrnchapter. The detailed analysis and interpretation of the data collected using graphs, tables andrnpie charts as well as grouping of responses given for the open ended questions and interviewrnquestions done in the fourth chapter. Finally the findings of the research and thernrecommendations given by the researcher are included in the fifth chapter. the reverse logisticsrnprocess of used water and soft drink plastic bottles is not effective due to lack of awareness onrnsource separation, risky and inconsistent collection processes due to the fall on the selling pricernof collected plastic bottles, high cost of transporting plastic bottles, lack of safe and enoughrnstorage space, low community participation and low contribution of bottling companies tornenvironmental protection. To solve these problems the researcher suggested consumerrneducation, collector education and training, polluter pays, flattening of plastic bottles, preparingrnseparate plastic bottle specific standards and policies and finally integration among all stakernholders in order to protect the environment and create additional source of income in this area

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