I want to base my research on the opening of a factory that recycles plastic. This implies that the research project is done under the theoretical field of Action Research. Defined mostly in the USA as; 'the systematic collection of information that is designed to bring about social change, where the practitioner is actively involved in the cause for which the research is conducted.' (www.infed.org/research/b-actres.htm)
I believe that by creating a recycling system based on the Norwegian model of recycling soda bottles, where you get cash in return for the bottles you give in, I will be able to create jobs for some “challenged” individuals in Mumbai, India, the city that has one of the largest slums in Asia.
During this research project I want to evaluate articles and research already done within action research, but I also want to get a valid understanding of the industrial field I am heading into. In addition, because this is also a project that hopes to lead to development (at last on a small scale), I would also like to investigate previous projects that have already been done with the aims of creating development. One example of this is the “Soda Can Recycling System” in Brazil.

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