Reverse Logistics Barriers: A Case of Plastic Manufacturing Industries in Zambia To alleviate the depletion of resources, application of reverse logistics (RL) systems in the plastic manufacturing industries is necessary. Numerous challenges exist in the plastic industry that prevent sustainable RL of Plastic Solid Wastes (PSWs). These challenges include; logistics costs, production costs, raw material availability etc. The study assesses RL barriers facing the Zambian plastic manufacturing andor recycling industries. It identifies sustainable strategies from success stories in developed economies. The barriers preventing sustainable implementation of RL in the Zambian context include; xe2x80x98lack of household participation in PSWs recycling schemes,xe2x80x99 xe2x80x98lack of recycling technology and infrastructure,xe2x80x99 xe2x80x98ineffective enforcement of extended producer responsibility (EPR),u0027 xe2x80x98noneexistence of legislations and regulations for effective enforcement of PSWs recycling and recovery,xe2x80x99 and xe2x80x98combination of different plastic materials that complicate recycling.xe2x80x99 The study recommends the following strategies for implementation; xe2x80x98having a household PSWs segregation systemxe2x80x99 and xe2x80x98establishment of recycling ssystems for industries in the plastics industry.xe2x80x99 The strategies provided in this paper are applicable to industries that manufacture and or recycle other products. To policy makers and the government, the paper provides a foundation for developing policies.

Exploring Green Logistics Management in Thai Small and MediumSized Food Exporters This study aims to explore green logistics management (GLM) in Thai small and mediumsized (SME) food exporters. At first, indepth interviews with representativesexperts in the relevant industry were undertaken to identify the main activities regarding GLM guided by indicators drawn from the relevant literature. Then, a questionnaire was deployed to gather data from representatives of Thai SME food exporters through purposive sampling, which 52 firms completed. Statistical analysis, including Chisquare tests and ttests, was undertaken for hypothesis testing. The findings indicate that the levels of the production and marketing aspects of engagement in GLM, are the highest and lowest, respectively. The results also reveal that the GLM activity of SME food exporters is independent of ISO14000 implementation. Finally, the evidence confirms that Thai SME food exporters implementing ISO14000 have significantly higher levels of GLM when compared to their nonimplementing counterparts in all the tested dimensions.