Footwear industry, and plastic recycling

Hernández-Cueva, Francisco Iván; Pérez-Herrera, Norma Elena; Becerril-García, Javier; Perera-Rios, Javier Humberto; Sosa, Allan

dc.date.accessioned	2021-10-19T11:45:14Z
dc.date.available	2021-10-19T11:45:14Z
dc.date.issued	2021-11
dc.identifier	doi:10.17170/kobra-202110074850
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/13304
dc.language.iso	eng	eng
dc.rights	Namensnennung - Weitergabe unter gleichen Bedingungen 4.0 International	*
dc.rights.uri	http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/	*
dc.subject	circular economy	eng
dc.subject	environmental health	eng
dc.subject	decent work	eng
dc.subject	toxicity	eng
dc.subject	green jobs	eng
dc.subject.ddc	330
dc.title	Footwear industry, and plastic recycling	eng
dc.type	Working paper
dcterms.abstract	The social and economic dynamics in Ticul municipality in Yucatán is based on labor-intensive and low-tech pottery and shoe manufacturing, contributing thereby 55% of the municipality’s total gross production. Despite its economic importance and employment, there are no environmental policies focused on these economic activities in the community, which has led to environmental, social, health problems in children and concerns of hazardous waste. The article’s objective is to document a successful case of a plastics recycler through a mixed-methods approach that allows identifying a critical path for promoting activities in favor of a circular economy and the generation of green jobs in the municipality. The result was higher than 70 per cent in the green employment index. The green employment generated in the plastic recycler in Ticul, Yucatán is considered to be an adequate performance in decent work. Even though the work carried out in the recycler cannot mitigate the waste and toxic substances generated by the manufacture of shoes, this study enables us to conclude that the promotion of such recycling activities facilitates the employment of a more significant number of people to jobs with less precariousness and exposure to toxic substances, therefore, ensuring their better occupational health, as well as reducing negative impacts on the environment.	eng
dcterms.accessRights	open access
dcterms.creator	Hernández-Cueva, Francisco Iván
dcterms.creator	Pérez-Herrera, Norma Elena
dcterms.creator	Becerril-García, Javier
dcterms.creator	Perera-Rios, Javier Humberto
dcterms.creator	Sosa, Allan
dcterms.extent	34 Seiten
dc.relation.isbn	978-3-7376-0930-2
dc.subject.swd	Mexiko	ger
dc.subject.swd	Kreislaufwirtschaft	ger
dc.subject.swd	Umwelthygiene	ger
dc.subject.swd	Arbeitsbedingungen	ger
dc.subject.swd	Toxizität	ger
dc.title.subtitle	a case of circular economy and green jobs in Yucatán, México	eng
dc.type.version	publishedVersion
dcterms.source.series	ICDD Working Papers
dcterms.source.volume	No. 36
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kup.series	ICDD Working Papers
kup.subject	Sozialwissenschaft
kup.subject	Wirtschaftswissenschaft	ger
kup.typ	Monographie
kup.institution	FB 05 / Gesellschaftswissenschaften
kup.binding	Softcover
kup.size	DIN A4
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