The role of solid plastic waste recycling operations in achieving sustainable development

Omar Mostafa, Heba Elmesmary, Abeer Abdelrahman, Ahmed Ismail

Abstract


Environmental issues have become at the forefront of international concern. Therefore, this concern has been reflected in most of the world’s policies through activating rational environmental policies to achieve sustainable development between the requirements of economic and social development, and the preservation of natural resources and ensuring their survival and preserving the right of future generations. The problem of the accumulation of solid plastic waste is one of the most difficult and complex problems in Egypt, because plastic materials are widely used as they are characterized by being of light weight, multi purpose, water resistant. This research aims to measure the impact of the recycling operations of solid plastic waste on the economy SWOT analysis for the year 2021.

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Solid plastic waste, Recycling, Sustainability, Blue economy

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DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.21622/MARLOG.2022.11.027

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