Namibia's Recycling Industry Still in Its Infancy, Study Finds

A recent study about solid waste found that the recycling industry in Namibia is still in its infancy with most activities concentrated in the recovery, collection and semi-processing stages of the recycling chain.

The study entitled 'Recycling solid waste: A study on an emerging raw material industry in Namibia,' reveals that little processing of recyclable raw materials and manufacturing products is done locally while the subsequent manufacturing and production of new goods are done outside Namibia - a situation which may disadvantage the country in terms of industrial and economic growth.

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