Plastic Waste Recycling Strategies at Tesco Green Ford, UK: A Study

This case study investigates Tesco's plastic waste recycling strategies in Green Ford, UK, examining the concept of recycling within business organizations and the challenges and solutions Tesco faces in implementing these strategies. It explores the effectiveness of plastic recycling strategies for Tesco, considering factors like CSR, sustainability, and financial impact. The research employs a positivism research philosophy and a deductive approach, utilizing quantitative methods with survey methodology and random sampling to gather data from Tesco employees. Data collection involves both primary (surveys) and secondary (literature review) sources, with data interpretation using charts, tables, and literature analysis. The study adheres to ethical considerations and BERA codes of ethics, aiming to provide insights into how Tesco can enhance its recycling efforts for long-term growth and environmental sustainability.

Recycling of plastic waste at
Tesco
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Title: To investigate the recycling of plastic waste at TESCO. A Green Ford, Case study............3
Chapter 1: Introduction....................................................................................................................3
Significance of the topic.........................................................................................................3
Purpose of the research...........................................................................................................3
Proposed aim, objectives and research questions...................................................................3
Chapter 2: Literature Review...........................................................................................................4
Chapter 3: Research Methods and Methodology.............................................................................4
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Title: To investigate the recycling of plastic waste at TESCO. A Green Ford,
Case study
Chapter 1: Introduction
Significance of the topic
Present research topic is significant as it is conducted on the recycling of plastic waste at
Tesco. Tesco is a leading organization which offer wide range of general merchandise services
and products to customers around the world. With the help of present research topic solutions
and effectiveness of plastic recycling strategies will be identified that will help Tesco to
emphasise more on implementing plastic recycling strategy to satisfy customers needs and
demands.
Purpose of the research
The main purpose of present research is to identify the effectiveness of plastic recycling
strategy for Tesco. This research will also help to analyse solutions and challenges through
which Tesco can implement plastic recycling strategies in effective manner at assure long term
sustainability in the industry.
Proposed aim, objectives and research questions
Research Aim
To find out plastic waste recycling strategies at TESCO, Green ford, UK
Research Objectives
 To analyse the concept of recycling in the context of business organisations.
 To determine the challenges and solutions TESCO faces to implementing plastic
recycling strategies.
 To identify the effectiveness of plastic recycling strategies for TESCO.
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Research Questions
 What is the concept of recycling in the context of business organisations?
 What are the challenges and solutions TESCO faces to implementing plastic recycling
strategies?
 What is the effectiveness of plastic recycling strategies for TESCO?
Chapter 2: Literature Review
This forms out to be a vital section of every research project which comprises of analysis
and survey of secondary form of data that is vital and essentially needed to set a framework and
base for an investigation. With respect to current investigation a number of online articles and
journals are analysed.
Concept of recycling in the context of business organisations in UK retail
As per the view point of Hahladakis and Iacovidou, (2019) Recycling is a process in
which organization needs to implement sustainable choices as well as recycling programs in
order to responsibility deal with it produces. Organization is having legal responsibility to
transport, store and dispose the wastage produced from the business production and other
processes. It is one of the most important CSR practices that will benefit organization do not
only save money but also attract higher quality recruits and improve employee retention. With
the help of recycling organization can build a community and can protect the environment. In
today’s environment there is a lot of pollution and waste creation which is harming earth and its
sustainability (Chow, Cheung and Yeung, 2017). This enhances they need to implement
recycling strategies as well as system that will benefit organization to significantly establish and
boost their CSR responsibility programs and convert waste materials into new objects and
materials, that will benefit them to assure higher growth and profitability. It is important for
organization to understand the concept of recycling management and have separate method of
disposal company can also undertake use of sustainable measures and can reduce their packing
wastage that will benefit them to save time expenditure and space.
Challenges and solutions TESCO faces to plastic implementing recycling strategies
As per the view point of Hameed, Waris and Zainab, (2021) today’s business
environment is highly competitive which enhances the need to implement stainable choices to
manage recyclable wastage. It is important for organization to satisfy customers needs and
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demands an effective manner. This enhance reorganisation to make investment in their
production and manufacturing process make regular innovation with the help of technology. This
generates the need to take use of lot of energy and also enhances wastage. It has been analysed
that there are number of challenges that organization like TESCI face that have ability to affect
their recycling process. In this some of the certain challenges that company is facing are
associated to chemical exposure, machine guarding hazards, lack of convenient access, lack of
technology to convert waste, changing materials that can be accepted from place to place,
hurdles in workplace and regulation that are different. In this it is important for organization to
make employees aware about recycling and implement effective solutions and strategies to
overcome them (Faraca and Astrup, 2019). In this there are some certain solutions that company
can implement such as making recyclable buildings that are readily available in workspace
implement the concept of reduce, reuse and recycle by recycling goods and services, encourage
recycling and community and use creativity and innovation to encourage employees to recycle.
Effectiveness of plastic recycling strategies for TESCO
As per the view point of Thiounn and Smith, (2020) Business environment is inclusive of
number of internal and external factors that have capability to affect organization decision
making and process. In this it is important for organization to implement the concept of plastic
recycling strategies, as this will benefit organization to enhance their goodwill in market place
and remove plastic wastage. This will help organization to have a positive impact on
environment. In addition to this it has been analysed that with the help of implementing plastic
recycling strategies Tesco can assure effectiveness in terms of should using petroleum use that
will benefit organization in terms of finance (Pivnenko, Eriksson and Astrup, 2017). It also
benefit Tesco to have cost effective versatile sustainable and influence customers towards
organization.
According to the above mentioned analysis it has been determined that it is important for
leading business organizations such as Tesco to emphasise on the understanding of implementing
plastic recycling strategies. In today’s environment there is a lot of pollution which was created
by leading organization due to the wastage that they produce. In this with the help of
implementing plastic wastage recycling strategies Tesco in Greenford, UK can assure long term
growth and sustainability with having a positive attitude towards environment.
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Chapter 3: Research Methods and Methodology
Research philosophy
Present research is conducted on the concept of plastic recycling in UK retail industry in
this case study analysis of Tesco is being analysed for which researcher has undertaken the
advantage of positivism research philosophy (Dźwigoł and Dźwigoł-Barosz, 2018). The primary
reason to take use of this approaches to take use of factual knowledge and allocate information
and data via observation. With the help of this method researcher aim towards supporting
research in more scientific and practical manner.
Research paradigm
In order to fulfill present research aims and objectives investigator is implementing
research project approach in which with the help of quantitative methods. Investigator is taking
use of positivism pragmatism to fulfill research objectives in an appropriate manner.
Research approach
Research approach is the most important aspect of research methodology in which with
the help of different approaches investigator can fulfil research objectives. In order to accomplish
present research in investigator is undertaking use of deductive research approach out of
inductive and deductive. The main reason to take use of this method is that it helps in supporting
objective nature of investigation and also helps in coordinating with positivism research
philosophy. With the help of taking use of director pros investigator is looking forward to have
better canning and testing of numeric data and facts to fulfill research objectives.
Research methodology
Research methodology is an important aspect of every research framework that provide
vital information associated to selection, choices of research method (Stokes and Wall, 2017). To
execute present research investigator has undertaken use of quantitative research approach in
which survey mythology is being selected. With the help of this investigator and towards
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collection of information and data from wide range of sources. The main aim behind taking
advantage of this method is to accumulate information from statistically numerical way to
produce data in an attractive in systematic way with the help of taking use of charts and tables.
Research strategy
Research strategy is defined as a framework in design of investigation which is mainly
focused and depend on selection of research strategy which is inclusive of action research,
experiment, observation, survey empirical and more. It offers researcher a direction in arranging,
executing and checking the concentrate in a proper premise. Besides it has been broke down that
with the assistance of choosing fitting exploration technique examiner can achieve research goals
in proper premise as examination procedure assumes critical part in dynamic cycle. With the
assistance of this researcher can put forth right attempts and can direct research in powerful way.
It has been assessed that there are various sorts of examination techniques, for example, tests,
perception review, experimental exploration and that's only the tip of the iceberg. To satisfy
present examination targets specialist has chosen the utilization of review research technique
strategy. This is fundamentally a quantitative strategy to gather data from pool of respondents
with the assistance of asking number of overview inquiries. In order to conduct present research
investigator is taking advantage of survey research strategy to gain information data from
sufficient sample size and assure valid conclusion.
Sampling methods
It is defined as a statistical process in which investigator take advantage of statistical
method to execute research. In order to fulfill present research teams objective investigator has
taken advantage of random sampling method in which 30 respondents had been selected. All
these are employees of Tesco. The primary reason behind taking advantage of them as
participants is that they have appropriate knowledge of the selected topic. In this investigator will
accumulate data from questionnaire.
Data collection methods/tools
There are different sources of data collection and analysis such as primary and secondary.
In order to conduct present research investigator has taken advantage of both primary secondary
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source of data collection method to draw valid outcomes (Sakyi, Musona and Mweshi, 2020). In
primary research method investigator is taking use of survey to acquire first hand and authentic
data. While on the other hand in context with secondary data collection method investigator is
taking advantage of past research works journals, articles, books etc. In order to analyse primary
data investigator is taking use of frequency table. While on the other hand in context with
secondary data investigator is under taking advantage of literature review.
Ways of interpreting data
In order to interpret data that has been collected from primary and secondary sources
investigator is going to interpret them with the help of charts and tables. While in context with
secondary data to interpret collected data from secondary sources investigators undertaking use
of literature review.
(Gantt chart)
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Ethical consideration of the research
It is important for investigator to conduct research by conducting proper ethical standards
in this investigator is adhering to BERA codes of ethics and data provision act.
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Hameed, I., Khan, K., Waris, I. and Zainab, B., 2021. Factors influencing the sustainable
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