In: Operations Management
Can Recycling be a viable economic development tool in the USA? Are there organizations (either from the private or public sector) that are successfully using recycling as a source of revenue? Are they profitable? How is the China scrap ban affecting these organizations? What other countries are there with high recycling rates and what can we learn from their practices? And finally, what do you think we could be doing differently/better in our region to improve our own recycling rate and waste management practices? As a business person, what do you plan to implement in your workplace?
Ans – Yes, the recycling can be viable economic development tool in USA.
Yes, the organizations that are successfully using recycling as a source of revenue and they make the profit also.
China scarp ban affecting organization in two ways-
1-countries has to invest to deal with the scrap and work on to reducing of non-recyclable product. 2- Countries have the opportunity to recycle scrap and earn the money which china was doing.
Following things need to implement to improve the recyclable rate and waste management-
· First impart the awareness of R, R & R.- provide the awareness to all employees and community about 3 R (recycle, reuse, reduce) of waste management.
We always thing how to reduce, reuse, recycle the waste, ex. Factory cost waste after washing can be reuse.
· Know what can be recycle and Buy Recycle – Awareness to be given to employee about recyclable product so they can easily identify and encourage them to buy recyclable product to save earth from waste and to reduce consumption of natural resources.
· Encourage artist – encourage artist to make the art through using wate material.
· Separate collection of Waste- start collecting the waste into separate categories like. -organic compost, aluminium, recyclable plastic, reusable product.
· Motivative people – Encourage the idea on the recycle, reuse and reduce. Provide the recognition so the such more idea comes and implements.