Valorisation énergétique des plastiques fluviaux : un modèle entrepreneurial pour les communautés riveraines du fleuve Congo

Muamba Tshibangu, Malick (2026): Valorisation énergétique des plastiques fluviaux : un modèle entrepreneurial pour les communautés riveraines du fleuve Congo. Published in: Revue Communauté et Développement Durale , Vol. 1, No. 1 (31 March 2026): pp. 59-71.

Abstract

The article proposes an entrepreneurial model for collecting, sorting and converting plastics from the Congo River into energy. Adapted to local realities, it reduces pollution, protects ecosystems and creates economic opportunities for riparian communities within a circular economy approach.

• Item Type: MPRA Paper
• English Title: Energy Valorization of River-Borne Plastics: An Entrepreneurial Model for Riparian Communities of the Congo River
• Language: French
• Keywords: Plastic waste, energy recovery, circular economy
• Subjects: L - Industrial Organization > L2 - Firm Objectives, Organization, and Behavior > L26 - Entrepreneurship; O - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth > O1 - Economic Development > O13 - Agriculture ; Natural Resources ; Energy ; Environment ; Other Primary Products; Q - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics ; Environmental and Ecological Economics > Q2 - Renewable Resources and Conservation > Q25 - Water; Q - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics ; Environmental and Ecological Economics > Q4 - Energy > Q42 - Alternative Energy Sources; Q - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics ; Environmental and Ecological Economics > Q5 - Environmental Economics > Q53 - Air Pollution ; Water Pollution ; Noise ; Hazardous Waste ; Solid Waste ; Recycling; Q - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics ; Environmental and Ecological Economics > Q5 - Environmental Economics > Q56 - Environment and Development ; Environment and Trade ; Sustainability ; Environmental Accounts and Accounting ; Environmental Equity ; Population Growth

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