| Title |
The Circular Economy of PET bottles in Colombia |
| ID_Doc |
280 |
| Authors |
Bravo, AZ; Escobar, VV; Zapata-Domínguez, A; Rodríguez-Ramírez, A |
| Title |
The Circular Economy of PET bottles in Colombia |
| Year |
2021 |
| Published |
Cuadernos De Administracion-Universidad Del Valle, 37, 70 |
| DOI |
10.25100/cdea.v37i70.10912 |
| Abstract |
Our objective is to analyze the characteristics underlying the implementation of the Circular Economy strategy for Polyethylene Terephthalate (PET) bottles and its influence on the management of such a container in Colombia for deployment and operation. According to Greenpeace International (2018), the packaging "use-and-throw-away" lifestyle has unleashed an emergency that has struck the health of ecosystems and living beings due to the use of plastic. Industries need to speed up their migration from a "linear economy" model, which implies producing, using, and disposing of goods, towards a "circular economy" that maximizes the use of resources and converts their waste into new materials (WEF, Ellen MacArthur Foundation, and McKinsey and Company, 2016). A descriptive methodology coupled with content analysis and in-depth interview was applied to characterize the use of PET bottles in the beverage industry in Colombia. The research identified the logistics chain (recycling - warehousing - transformer - producer - distributor - customer - consumption) and found problems in the recycling stage. PET producers have new responsibilities, namely Postobon, Coca-Cola, and Bavaria, with the first two leading the application of the circular economy on PETs for a decade. |
| Author Keywords |
Circular economy; Strategies; PET; Implementation; Colombia |
| Index Keywords |
Index Keywords |
| Document Type |
Other |
| Open Access |
Open Access |
| Source |
Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI) |
| EID |
WOS:000687742800006 |
| WoS Category |
Management |
| Research Area |
Business & Economics |
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