Addressing resource and waste management challenges imposed by COVID-19: An entrepreneurship perspective

Xaver Neumeyer; Weslynne S Ashton; Nikolay Dentchev

doi:10.1016/j.resconrec.2020.105058

Addressing resource and waste management challenges imposed by COVID-19: An entrepreneurship perspective

Resour Conserv Recycl. 2020 Nov:162:105058. doi: 10.1016/j.resconrec.2020.105058. Epub 2020 Jul 16.

Authors

Xaver Neumeyer¹, Weslynne S Ashton², Nikolay Dentchev³

Affiliations

¹ University of North Carolina at Wilmington, Wilmington, NC, USA.
² Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, IL, USA.
³ Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Brussels, Belgium.

Abstract

This perspective calls for building greater understanding of the role that entrepreneurship plays in addressing the challenges to resource and waste management imposed by COVID-19. We contend that researchers and practitioners need to recognize that entrepreneurs are important change agents who can help in the transition to a more sustainable and circular economy. We present challenges as well as opportunities to address this gap with the goal to foster future research.

Keywords: COVID-19; Circular economy; Diversity and inclusion; Entrepreneurial ecosystems; Entrepreneurship; Sustainability.