Recycling Solid Wastes: A Channels-of-distribution Problem
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- 1 July 1971
- journal article
- research article
- Published by SAGE Publications in Journal of Marketing
- Vol. 35 (3) , 34-39
- https://doi.org/10.1177/002224297103500306
Abstract
The recycling of solid wastes is a major ecological goal. Although recycling is technologically feasible, reversing the flow of materials in the channels of distribution — marketing trash through a “backward” channel — presents a challenge. Existing backward channels are primitive, and financial incentives are inadequate. The consumer must be motivated to undergo a role change and become a producer — the initiating force in the reverse distribution process.Keywords
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