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Reverse Logistics for Sustainable Waste Management Processes

Reverse Logistics for Sustainable Waste Management Processes

Fraser McLeod, Tom Cherrett
Copyright: © 2012 |Pages: 14
ISBN13: 9781609605858|ISBN10: 1609605853|EISBN13: 9781609605865
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-60960-585-8.ch015
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McLeod, Fraser, and Tom Cherrett. "Reverse Logistics for Sustainable Waste Management Processes." Supply Chain Innovation for Competing in Highly Dynamic Markets: Challenges and Solutions, edited by Pietro Evangelista, et al., IGI Global, 2012, pp. 224-237. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-60960-585-8.ch015

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McLeod, F. & Cherrett, T. (2012). Reverse Logistics for Sustainable Waste Management Processes. In P. Evangelista, A. McKinnon, E. Sweeney, & E. Esposito (Eds.), Supply Chain Innovation for Competing in Highly Dynamic Markets: Challenges and Solutions (pp. 224-237). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-60960-585-8.ch015

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McLeod, Fraser, and Tom Cherrett. "Reverse Logistics for Sustainable Waste Management Processes." In Supply Chain Innovation for Competing in Highly Dynamic Markets: Challenges and Solutions, edited by Pietro Evangelista, et al., 224-237. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2012. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-60960-585-8.ch015

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Abstract

This chapter highlights some of the innovative approaches that have been taken by businesses involved in reverse logistics for the removal of waste from urban areas. The chapter reviews some of these approaches and suggests which could be used more widely, recognising the specific limitations which may restrict their applicability. These innovative approaches include: the use of delivery vehicles to take-back waste/recyclate to out-of-town facilities such as a freight consolidation or recycling centre; combining commercial and household waste collections; deploying public transport vehicles to carry specialist recyclate; using multi-modal transport; ‘smart’ bin technology and pipelines for the removal of waste from buildings.

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