Circular economy

The value chain analysis of PVC recycling in Pakistan: Challenges and opportunities for sustainable resource management
Keywords:

Circular economy · Plastic waste · PVC recycling · Sustainable development · Value chain

The value chain analysis of PVC recycling in Pakistan: Challenges and opportunities for sustainable resource management

Despite the increasing emphasis on circularity and recycling, the incorporation of recycled plastic into new products remains constrained. This study focuses on the polymer-specific circularity of polyvinyl chloride (PVC), identifying challenges and opportunities within the value chain to foster circularity in Pakistan. Through a literature review and targeted data collection spanning across the PVC value...

Aslam, S., Gul Qazi, A., & Syed, J.H. (2026). The value chain analysis of PVC recycling in Pakistan: Challenges and opportunities for sustainable resource management. APN Science Bulletin, 16(1). https://doi.org/10.30852/sb.16.3194

Developing capacity for post-typhoon disaster waste management in Lautoka, Fiji, and Makati, Philippines
Keywords:

Circular economy · Contingency planning · Debris management · Disaster waste management · Global South · Resource recovery

Developing capacity for post-typhoon disaster waste management in Lautoka, Fiji, and Makati, Philippines

In recent years, Asia and the Pacific have been ravaged by strong typhoons that caused widespread destruction. The powerful winds from these typhoons ripped off roofs, windows, doors and walls from houses, and destroyed trees and other vegetation, leaving a vast amount of wooden, metallic, plastic, and glass debris and waste scattered across a wide...

Fernandez, G., Asari, M., Uy, N., Veitata, S., Fayazi, M., Ling, Y., ... Singh, S. (2023). Developing capacity for post-typhoon disaster waste management in Lautoka, Fiji, and Makati, Philippines. APN Science Bulletin, 13(1). doi:10.30852/sb.2023.2226