Résumé:
The problem of the depletion of renewable and also non-renewable natural resources and the increasing scarcity of raw materials has become, in the space of a few decades, a major global concern. Resources are threatened both by the growth of human settlements and by industrialization and the development of activities. At the same time, these resources are transformed into waste.
The widespread waste is one of the causes that has led to environmental degradation in terms of pollution and carbon dioxide CO2 emissions.
In 2016, in an OECD environmental report, nearly 34,454.0 thousand tonnes of municipal waste generated in France and more than 51,663.0 thousand tonnes in Germany. This is a consequence of the linear economic regime adopted since the 17th century industrial revolution.
As a result, this urgent situation calls for a radical shift from the paradigm to another economic model that is more economically profitable, creates jobs and serves to preserve the environment.
Waste recycling is one of the operational practices of the circular economy. The latter serves to reconcile economic assets and the ecological world, on the one hand, by preserving the environment, and on the other hand by achieving economic benefits.
Algeria, one of the Maghreb countries, which has initiated its efforts in the field of waste recycling since 2001, still sees this sector not taking off. This is what we will try to study in this contribution through our field survey of industrial companies in Oran. It is a question of answering the following problem: What are the reasons why companies are not sufficiently involved in recycling their industrial waste?