| Title |
Identifying the drivers and barriers of the public sector procurement of products with recycled material or recovered content: A systematic review and research propositions |
| ID_Doc |
18498 |
| Authors |
Polonsky, MJ; Wijayasundara, M; Noel, W; Vocino, A |
| Title |
Identifying the drivers and barriers of the public sector procurement of products with recycled material or recovered content: A systematic review and research propositions |
| Year |
2022 |
| Published |
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| DOI |
10.1016/j.jclepro.2022.131780 |
| Abstract |
The public sector is a major purchaser for infrastructure materials and therefore is a critical potential buyer of products with recycled material or recovered content, diverting these from landfill, enhancing markets, and supporting recycling and recovery. Understanding barriers and drivers for the public sector is therefore critical, for enhancing procurement of goods with recycled material or recovered content. While most research has identified a range of barriers, other works have identified how these can be addressed and turned into facilitators for purchasing these goods. Synthesising the literature using as a systematic review, the drivers and barriers uncovered in past research allows us to explore how changes to the purchasing process can be undertaken, which address the Five core themes serving as both drivers and impediments: 1) procurement-function-related factors; 2) Organisational factors; 3) actual/perceived financial factors; 4) government-related social factors; and 5) supplier-related factors. The paper research objective is to identify how these factors influence the purchasing process for products with recycled material or recovered content. We the identified how the purchasing process can be modified to improve public purchasing process within this domain and also link these to future research activities. These include. creating green procurement standards, creating internal organisational support to identify options, information sharing within the organisation and with outside bodies regarding alternative products with recycled material or recovered content. |
| Author Keywords |
Public sector procurment; Green procurement; Products containing recycled material or; recovered content; Systematic literature review |
| Index Keywords |
Index Keywords |
| Document Type |
Other |
| Open Access |
Open Access |
| Source |
Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED) |
| EID |
WOS:000800476700004 |
| WoS Category |
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology; Engineering, Environmental; Environmental Sciences |
| Research Area |
Science & Technology - Other Topics; Engineering; Environmental Sciences & Ecology |
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