Abstract
The COVID-19 pandemic prompted a 15% rise in household packaging waste due to increased e-commerce and overuse of packaging, emphasizing the urgency of addressing plastic waste within a circular economy. Assuming that recycling is also a valuable strategy for circular economy, the next question is how to develop, implement, manage, and improve inter-organizational closed-loop systems in a structured and reproducible way? This chapter presents a structured five-step method for develo** an inter-organizational circular system for plastic waste valorization. The steps encompass a literature review, supply chain characterization, stakeholder identification, awareness building, and governance structuring. A real case study involving expanded and extruded polystyrene packaging in Brazil illustrates the method's application, which was carried out from December 2021 to March 2022. This approach reinforces the necessity of multi-stakeholder collaboration to reduce waste, conserve resources, and promote sustainability in the context of a circular economy.
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NIProS—Portuguese acronym for Center for Intelligence in Projects and Systems.
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CNPq Brazilian research funding agency—Directory Research Group link: http://dgp.cnpq.br/dgp/faces/consulta/consulta_parametrizada.jsf.
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We acknowledge all the players interviewed in this research for the information sharing, iFood for funding the research; the dedication of Camila Borges (iFood’s Sustainable Solutions leader), and Trashin for their partnership; Sérgio Finger (Trashin’s CEO) and team for their confidence, and open mind.
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de Paula, I.C., Hauser, G., Heinen, M., da Cunha e Paula, I.R., Calcanhotto, V.P., Valentini, F. (2023). Valorization of Plastic Wastes in Circular Economy: The Development of an Inter-Organizational Circular System for Valorization of Expanded and Extruded Polystyrene in Brazil. In: Bandh, S.A., Malla, F.A. (eds) Waste Management in the Circular Economy. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-42426-7_2
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