Durban Chamber - Economic Affairs Forum Meeting - 15 July

2015-07-07

Join us as we discuss The Recycling Value Chain with our local leading economists: Urban-Econ: 

Urban-Econ Development Economists has been commissioned by eThekwini Municipality’s Economic Development and Investment Promotion Unit (ED&IPU) and Cleansing and Solid Waste Unit (also referred to as Durban Solid Waste or DSW) to undertake a recycling value chain analysis for eThekwini.

The ultimate purpose of this research is to examine the status quo of cardboard and paper, glass, building waste, e-waste, tyres, metals, cans, and plastic recycling in eThekwini across their value chains. The research will determine practical and relevant interventions that will:

• Enhance the management and recycling of waste
• Provide support to the formal waste recycling sector
• Improve the livelihoods of informal recyclers
• Enhance the collaboration between spheres in the eThekwini Municipality
• Ultimately stimulate economic development through the creation of a robust recycling sector
• Provide employment opportunities in both the formal and informal sectors

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Wednesday, 15 July