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WHEN IS WASTE NOT Executive Summary Solution concept and implementation: Waste

When is waste not waste? When the discarded review finding that financial incentives could collection and processing system
WASTE? the product of tomorrow. In partial fulfilment of the The existing barriers to domestic waste separation A business solution was conceptualized through a process map, business canvas and an operational
product of yesterday becomes the raw material for
encourage consumers to separate waste at source.

Manufacturing Focus PGDip requirements, an
at source and recycling were inconvenience, lack of
applied business project was undertaken with the
Jabari waste app, would provide the technology to enable the solution. The proposed solution will be
intent to develop a solution that contributes municipal support and lack of education and implementation model represented in the diagrams below. A waste mobile application, called the
awareness around the benefits of recycling. The
piloted on 2500 households selected from estates or complexes. Households will be given colour
INCREASING THE RATE OF Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDG). This part of the current recycling value chain. The survey coded refuse bags and unique QR code stickers identifying household information. A team of four
towards South Africa’s achievement of the United
informal waste pickers were found to be a valuable
pickers will be deployed to collect waste from these 2500 households i.e., the driver, scanning person
project focused on SDG target 12.5: the significant
results also showed that the most favoured
reduction of waste generation by 2030, more
system will include a four-step flow process.
specifically on the issue of waste disposal at landfill incentives amongst the respondent sample and two people to lift the refuse bags into the truck. The proposed waste collection and processing
included a redeemable point system, shopping mall
sites as a result of low domestic recycling rates.
DOMESTIC RECYCLING Through a literature review backed 5-Why analysis, charity and cash.
vouchers, schemes based on contributions to
Figure 2: Cash inflows / outflows - business concept process map
the problem of low recycling rates in domestic
Armed with the research data and findings, a design
households was narrowed down to a lack of
Suppliers / Stakeholders
Entities
incentives to promote the separation of waste at thinking approach was used as the framework for Corporate Jabari (Pty) Ltd Employees - Admin and Ops
developing a solution. Environmental scanning and
THROUGH INCENTIVES environmental awareness, other factors, such as an industry analysis was performed to further define Trucks Signage / Supplier - Unique Stickers & Bags
source. A further literature review revealed that
Advertising Fee
and understand the context within which the
Bags
social influences, and financial incentives have been
solution would be developed. Through an iterative
shown, in previous studies, to increase recycling
behaviour. These findings were used in conjunction idea-generation and decision-making process, a Cash Incentives Supplier - Truck Rental
financially viable solution to the issue of
Domestic
with qualitative and quantitative research methods non-separation of waste of source was developed. A Based on Point Household Government / SARS
to understand the issue of non-separation of waste waste mobile application, called the Jabari waste Systems Advertising / Printing and Other

at source in South African households as well as app, would provide the technology to enable the
investigate what types of incentives could improve solution. The solution combined the elements of
recycling behaviour. Waste into Waste collected Waste sold to
convenience, awareness and education, and the coloured bag curbside, waste collection
Primary data gathering included a quantitative offering of financial incentives to consumers to and place weighed, centres
survey, with 145 respondents, and 12 qualitative separate waste at source whilst employing informal unique sticker scanned
THE GLOBAL GOALS
For Sustainability Development interviews with a mix of households, industry waste pickers as staff members. If implemented, this Cash inflows / outflows
representatives and informal waste pickers. The solution will contribute towards South Africa Flows of goods / services
survey and interview results confirmed the literature
achieving the SDG 12.5 target.
APPLIED BUSINESS PROJECT: Results of Primary Data Collection: Survey Figure 3: Business canvas model

TWIMS PGDIP SYNDICATE 3 2021 results from 145 respondents Key Partners Key Activities Value Propositions Customer Customer

Segments
Relationships

recycle bags
Waste Pickers  Barcoding of Convenient Waste Rewards Scheme Primary Targets
 Waste collection Collection  Genuine Greens
Syndicate Members: The survey and interview results confirmed the literature review finding that financial incentives  Followers

Domestic
could encourage consumers to separate waste at source. The existing barriers to domestic waste Households Key Resources Offer Financial Channels
Incentives
Anele Ngidi separation at source and recycling were inconvenience, lack of municipal support and lack of  Recycle bags  Awareness Secondary Targets
education and awareness around the benefits of recycling. The informal waste pickers were found to
 Indolents
be a valuable part of the current recycling value chain. Buy Back Centres  Human resources Education  Campaigns  Apathetic
 Website
 Scanning
Caroline Garnett FIigure 1: Results of Primary Data Collection: Qualitative Interviews software  Social Media
 Partner Website

Emmanuel Malumedzha Themes from household and industry expert Themes from waste picker interviews Cost Structure Revenue Streams
interviews
 Waste truck lease
Waste income from buy back centres,
Barriers/  Lack of municipal support Barriers /  Competition  Salaries advertising - truck signage
 Fuel
Challenges  Recycling facilities are not Challenges  High transport costs
Keith Pillay www.strategy.analyser.com
convenient
Informal  Effective in separating waste
Segment  Industry should be formalised
Mthokozisi Sibanda Assistance  Separation of waste Figure 4: Operational sketch of the proposed waste collection and processing system
(i.e. waste pickers)
 Transport and healthcare
Municipal  Room for improvement
Services 1 3
Naeem Manga Created by Gan Khoon Lay Government /  Financial Support
from the Noun Project
Municipal
Collaboration
from the Noun Project
of informal/  Formalisation of this waste sector Created by Gan Khoon Lay Assistance  Legistration
municipal
Nkosinathi Mdluli GLASS
Incentives  Tailored towards the different LSM Average  R560-00 to R650-00 per week
 Cash incentives, non-cash /
contributons to charity Earnings
Supervisor: Solution formulation: Decision making matrix PACKAGING SCAN QR CODE
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Zelda Burger ALUMINIUM GLASS

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An iterative idea-generation and decision-making process was conducted and a decision matrix was
used to settle on a final solution out of three options. The matrix used decision making criteria PAPER 2 4

according to the findings of the research and was tested with potential stakeholders for its feasibility.

Figure 2: Solution formulation: Decision making matrix
STEP 1: QR code stickers identifying the household are affixed onto colour coded refuse bags for the

Possible Solutions Decision Criteria respective waste by the households. This waste is collected by the refuse collectors;

Waste Ability to Supported by Supported Feasibility STEP 2: The waste is weighed using a hand-held hanging scale. The scale sends the weight of the
Convenience picker link waste Secondary by primary confirmation refuse bag to a smartphone device via Bluetooth. This weight is matched with the user information
for household inclusion back to research research from stakeholder
source retrieved when scanning the QR code on the refuse bag;

STEP 3: The smartphone device uploads the data into a cloud management system;
1. Recycling drop-off N N N Y N Y
points
STEP 4: Corresponding rewards per kilogram of waste scanned are loaded onto the household

account. Households can view and access their rewards through a Jabari Waste app.
2. Partnering with Y N Y N Y N
current waste
management Systems thinking application: Proposed solution as a contribution to increase household recycling
companies rates.

3. Collection Y Y Y Y Y Y A systems thinking approach was applied integrating the solution and the subjects studied during
from domestic
households the PGDip to depict the role the solution will play as a sustainable business in contributing to the
increase in recycling rates at a household level.