How COVID-19 Could Change the Economics of the Plastic Recycling Sector

The price of oil has a great influence on prices of recycled plastics and, therefore, plastic recycling efforts. Here, we analyze the effects of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic on crude oil price and how this, in turn, is likely to affect the degree of plastic recycling that takes place. Impulse respo...

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Main Authors: Ibrahim Issifu, Eric Worlanyo Deffor, Ussif Rashid Sumaila
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-09-01
Series:Recycling
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2313-4321/6/4/64