Abstract
organizations that already facilitate the circulation of materials through
society can be neglected. Indeed, the social enterprise sector may currently
be more significant than the commercial waste management sector in facilitating the circular economy within Australia. Drawing on interviews with organizations involved in collecting and reprocessing used electronics and scrap metal in Australia, the authors detail some of the synergies and tensions between the social enterprises and commercial organizations that have emerged as recycling gains traction through government policy and various forms of product stewardship. The authors conclude with suggestions for policy and governance approaches most likely to facilitate productive and perhaps symbiotic relationships between the two sectors in the future.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Title of host publication | Unmaking Waste in Production and Consumption |
| Subtitle of host publication | Towards the Circular Economy |
| Editors | Robert Crocker, Christopher Saint, Guanyi Chen, Yindong Tong |
| Place of Publication | Bingley UK |
| Publisher | Emerald Group Publishing Limited |
| Chapter | 8 |
| Pages | 133-147 |
| Number of pages | 14 |
| Edition | 1 |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 9781787146198, 9781787149960 |
| ISBN (Print) | 9781787146204 |
| Publication status | Published - 2018 |
Keywords
- waste
- recycling
- reuse
- circular economy
- Social enterprise
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What role for the social enterprises in the circular economy? / Lane, Ruth; Gumley, Wayne Stephen.
Unmaking Waste in Production and Consumption: Towards the Circular Economy. ed. / Robert Crocker; Christopher Saint; Guanyi Chen; Yindong Tong. 1. ed. Bingley UK : Emerald Group Publishing Limited, 2018. p. 133-147.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter (Book) › Research › peer-review
TY - CHAP
T1 - What role for the social enterprises in the circular economy?
AU - Lane, Ruth
AU - Gumley, Wayne Stephen
PY - 2018
Y1 - 2018
N2 - In debates about recycling and the circular economy, the role of existingorganizations that already facilitate the circulation of materials throughsociety can be neglected. Indeed, the social enterprise sector may currentlybe more significant than the commercial waste management sector in facilitating the circular economy within Australia. Drawing on interviews with organizations involved in collecting and reprocessing used electronics and scrap metal in Australia, the authors detail some of the synergies and tensions between the social enterprises and commercial organizations that have emerged as recycling gains traction through government policy and various forms of product stewardship. The authors conclude with suggestions for policy and governance approaches most likely to facilitate productive and perhaps symbiotic relationships between the two sectors in the future.
AB - In debates about recycling and the circular economy, the role of existingorganizations that already facilitate the circulation of materials throughsociety can be neglected. Indeed, the social enterprise sector may currentlybe more significant than the commercial waste management sector in facilitating the circular economy within Australia. Drawing on interviews with organizations involved in collecting and reprocessing used electronics and scrap metal in Australia, the authors detail some of the synergies and tensions between the social enterprises and commercial organizations that have emerged as recycling gains traction through government policy and various forms of product stewardship. The authors conclude with suggestions for policy and governance approaches most likely to facilitate productive and perhaps symbiotic relationships between the two sectors in the future.
KW - waste
KW - recycling
KW - reuse
KW - circular economy
KW - Social enterprise
M3 - Chapter (Book)
SN - 9781787146204
SP - 133
EP - 147
BT - Unmaking Waste in Production and Consumption
A2 - Crocker, Robert
A2 - Saint, Christopher
A2 - Chen, Guanyi
A2 - Tong, Yindong
PB - Emerald Group Publishing Limited
CY - Bingley UK
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