Digital Innovations for a Circular Plastic Economy in Africa.
"Plastic pollution is one of the biggest challenges of the twenty-first century, requiring innovative and varied solutions to address. Focusing on Sub-Saharan Africa, this book brings together interdisciplinary, multisectoral and multi-stakeholder perspectives exploring challenges and opportuni...
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| Superior document: | Routledge Studies in Sustainability Series |
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| Place / Publishing House: | Milton : : Taylor & Francis Group,, 2023. ©2023. |
| Year of Publication: | 2023 |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Routledge Studies in Sustainability Series
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (301 pages) |
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Table of Contents:
- Introduction / Muyiwa Oyinlola and Oluwaseun Kolade
- Enabling a successful transition to a circular plastic economy in Africa / Sunday Augustine Leonard
- Digital Technologies and the Regime Complex for Plastics in Nigeria / Natalie Beinisch
- From polymers to microplastics: Plastic value chains in Africa / Patrick SchroÌ⁸der and Muyiwa Oyinlola
- Digital innovation ecosystem for the circular plastic economy / Bosun Tijani, Muyiwa Oyinlola and Silifat Okoya
- Utilizing plastic waste to create 3D printed products in Sub-Saharan Africa / Muyiwa Oyinlola, Silifat Okoya and Timothy Whitehead
- Blockchains for circular plastic value chains / Oluwaseun Kolade
- Transitioning to a circular plastic economy in West Africa through digital innovation: Challenges and the way forward / Victor Odumuyiwa and Ifeoluwa Akanmu
- A multistakeholder, multi-sectoral approach to a circular plastic economy in Eastern Africa / Oluwaseun Kolade, Muyiwa Oyinlola and Barry Rawn
- The application of digital technology in the circular plastic economy in Southern Africa: Case studies of waste management start-ups from Namibia and Zambia / Selma Lendelvo, Mecthilde Pinto, Florensa Amadhila, Luze Kloppers, Chifungu Samazaka, Raili Hasheela and John Sifani
- BIG-STREAM: A framework for digitization in Africa's circular plastic economy / Celine Ilo, Muyiwa Oyinlola and Oluwaseun Kolade
- A plastic data exchange platform for Africa's circular plastic economy transition / Olawunmi Ogunde, Muyiwa Oyinlola and Stuart R. Coles
- Enhancing decentralised recycling solutions with digital technologies / Silifat Okoya, Muyiwa Oyinlola, Patrick SchroÌ⁸der, Oluwaseun Kolade and Soroush Abolfathi
- Assessing plastic circular economy policies and the use of digital technology in Africa / Olubunmi Ajala
- Gender and digital innovation in the circular plastic economy in Africa / Kutoma Wakunuma and Selma Lendelvo
- Conclusion: The future of digitisation for the circular plastic economy in Africa / Oluwaseun Kolade and Muyiwa Oyinlola.