Assessment of Reverse Logistics on Used Water and Soft Drink Plastic Bottles in Addis Ababa city
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2016-01
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Addis Ababa University
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This study deals with the assessment of reverse logistics on used water and soft drink plastic
bottles in Addis Ababa. The purpose of this thesis is to investigate the organization, effectiveness
and efficiency of the process and the actors involved in the reverse logistics system. Further, the
thesis attempts to analyze the role of all stakeholders starting from the producers of water and
soft drinks, government offices, consumers and other formal and informal organizations involved
in collection and recycling of used plastic bottles. Primary and secondary sources of data were
used to gather data from different stake holders through self administered questionnaires to
micro and small scale enterprises and informal solid waste collectors or qorale’s and interviews
with COBA IMPACT plc, bottler companies, Addis Ababa solid waste management and
cleansing agency selected by using purposive sampling method briefly shown in the third
chapter. The detailed analysis and interpretation of the data collected using graphs, tables and
pie charts as well as grouping of responses given for the open ended questions and interview
questions done in the fourth chapter. Finally the findings of the research and the
recommendations given by the researcher are included in the fifth chapter. the reverse logistics
process of used water and soft drink plastic bottles is not effective due to lack of awareness on
source separation, risky and inconsistent collection processes due to the fall on the selling price
of collected plastic bottles, high cost of transporting plastic bottles, lack of safe and enough
storage space, low community participation and low contribution of bottling companies to
environmental protection. To solve these problems the researcher suggested consumer
education, collector education and training, polluter pays, flattening of plastic bottles, preparing
separate plastic bottle specific standards and policies and finally integration among all stake
holders in order to protect the environment and create additional source of income in this area
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Drink Plastic bottles in Addis Ababa city