Barriers to recycling plastics from the perspectives of industry stakeholders: a qualitative study

Figures & data

Table 1. Demographic Breakdown of Interviewees by Age and Sex.

	SEX
AGE	Male	Female
<30	0s	1 (Sustainability management representative in a university)
30–40	0	2 (Representatives of a company that produces, bottles and distributes soft drinks). 1(Representative from large recycling services provider). 1(Environmental management representative in a university).
41–50	0	1 (Owner of company selling refills and eco-friendly products). 1 (Policy lead, Central Government). 1(Policy lead, Central Government).
51+	3 (x 1 Senior manager, x2 Policy leads in Local Authorities/Local Government.	1 (Policy lead, Central Government).

Figure 1. Bronfenbrenner’s Ecological Systems Theory (EST) contextualized to the Circular Economy, with Supply Chain Stakeholders represented and framed in the data.