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Circular Economy, Sustainability, Green Economy, Waste, Waste Infrastructure, IWMP, Waste Characterization, Waste Cooperatives, Informal Waste Collectors, Food Waste, Organic Waste Sources, Municipal Solid Waste, Nappy Waste, Adult Hygiene Products Waste, Diapers Waste, Feminine Hygiene Products Waste, Absorbent Hygiene Products Waste, Aerosol Waste, Business Continuity, Business Continuity Planning, BCP, Business Continuity Management, Environmental Impacts, BCM, SMME Risks, SMME Disaster, Corporate Social Responsibility, Impact Mitigation
South Africa

Activities

Employment (1)

Council for Science and Industrial Research (CSIR): Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, ZA

2012-01-01 to present | Senior Researcher (Waste for Development)
Employment
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Aubrey Patrick Muswema

Education and qualifications (2)

University of Natal: Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, ZA

2002-01-31 to 2003-12-31 | Masters in Environmental Management (M.Env.Mgt) (Geography)
Education
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Aubrey Patrick Muswema

University of Zambia: Lusaka, Lusaka, ZM

1992 to 1998 | Bachelor of Veterinary Medicine (B.Vet.Med) (Samora Machelle, School of Veterinary Medicine)
Education
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Aubrey Patrick Muswema

Professional activities (12)

International Solid Waste Association (ISWA) 2024 World Congress.: Cape Town, Western Cape, ZA

2024-02-01 to 2024-05-01 | Abstract Review (Abstract Review)
Invited position
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Aubrey Patrick Muswema

Member of Institute of Waste Management of Southern Africa (IWMSA): Pretoria, Gauteng, ZA

2016 to 2024 | Fellow Member (FIWMSA) (Member)
Membership
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Aubrey Patrick Muswema

Institute of Waste Management of Southern Africa.: Johannesburg, Gauteng, ZA

2022 to 2022 | Peer Review (double blind) (WasteCon 2022 (Institute of Waste Management of Southern Africa.))
Invited position
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Aubrey Patrick Muswema

International Association of Impact Assessors of South Africa (IAIASA): Johannesburg, Gauteng, ZA

2010 to 2022 | Member
Membership
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Aubrey Patrick Muswema

SA Institute for Community Enterprise Education: Johannesburg, Gauteng, ZA

2021 to 2021 | Peer Review (double blind) (Conference on Cooperatives & The Solidarity Economy)
Invited position
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Aubrey Patrick Muswema

CSIR: Pretoria, Gauteng, ZA

2021 to 2021 | Peer Review (double blind) (Sustainability Handbook)
Invited position
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Aubrey Patrick Muswema

Institute of Waste Management of Southern Africa (IWMSA): Johannesburg, Gauteng, ZA

2020 to 2020 | Peer Review (double blind) (WasteCon 2020 (Institute of Waste Management of Southern Africa.))
Invited position
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Aubrey Patrick Muswema

Institute of Waste Management of Southern Africa: Johannesburg, Gauteng, ZA

2018 to 2018 | Peer Review (double blind) (WasteCon 2020 (Institute of Waste Management of Southern Africa))
Invited position
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Aubrey Patrick Muswema

Institute for Waste Management of Southern Africa: Pretoria, Gauteng, ZA

2017 to 2017 | Elected Fellow of the institute (FIWMSA)
Invited position
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Aubrey Patrick Muswema

Interim Certification Board for Environmental Assessment Practitioners of South Africa (ICBEAPSA)): South Africa, ZA

2012-03-02 to 2016-12-01
Membership
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Aubrey Patrick Muswema

Institute of Waste Management of Southern Africa: Somerset West, Western Cape, ZA

2014 to 2014 | Peer Review (double blind) (WasteCon 2014 (Institute of Waste Management of Southern Africa.))
Invited position
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Aubrey Patrick Muswema

Institute of Waste Management of Southern Africa.: East London, Eastern Cape, ZA

2012 to 2012 | Peer Review (double blind) (WasteCon 2022 )
Invited position
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Aubrey Patrick Muswema

Funding (1)

Green Bricks: Interlocking Blocks from Recovered Construction and Demolition Waste and Glass

2024-01 to 2026-12 | Grant
Department of Science and Innovation (Pretoria, Kwazulu-Natal, ZA)
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Aubrey Patrick Muswema

Works (25)

Advancing Circular Economy In South Africa Baseline Report: A Stock-Take Of Existing Circular

World Bank Group
2022 | Report | Investigation, Writing - review & editing, Formal analysis
Contributors: Aubrey Patrick Muswema
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Aubrey Patrick Muswema

Multi-criteria analysis for sustainable decision making: Opportunities for waste and recycling SMMEs (including cooperatives) in KwaZulu-Natal

Studies in Cooperatives Vol 1 (1)
2022 | Journal article | Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Investigation, Funding acquisition, Writing - original draft, Writing - review & editing, Supervision
Contributors: Aubrey Patrick Muswema; Suzan Oelofse; Anton Nahman; Greg Forsyth; William Stafford; Maxwell Mapako; Nhlanhla Buthelezi; Sihle Matinise; Tumisang Polasi; Chanel Schoeman et al.
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Aubrey Patrick Muswema

“A Can of Worms”: Aerosol Waste Within The Context Of EPR, some Insight From South Africa

WasteCon 2022
2022-10 | Conference paper | Data curation, Formal analysis, Investigation, Project administration, Supervision, Writing - original draft, Writing - review & editing
Contributors: Aubrey Patrick Muswema
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Aubrey Patrick Muswema

“A can of worms”: Aerosol waste within the context of EPR, some insight from South Africa

WasteCon 2022
2022-10-18 | Conference paper | Conceptualization, Writing - original draft, Writing - review & editing, Investigation
Contributors: Aubrey Patrick Muswema; suzan
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Aubrey Patrick Muswema

Muswema, A. P., Polasi, T. L. and Oelofse, S. H. H. (2019) Waste Characterisation of a Military Base: Sandriver Base. Durban, South Africa. CSIR

CSIR
2019 | Report | Data curation, Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Resources, Supervision, Writing - original draft, Writing - review & editing, Conceptualization
Contributors: Aubrey Patrick Muswema
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Aubrey Patrick Muswema

Estimation of the Volumes and percentages of absorbent hygiene products in South African Municipal Solid Waste. Durban, South Africa.

CSIR
2018 | Report | Conceptualization, Formal analysis, Data curation, Investigation, Methodology, Project administration, Resources, Writing - original draft
Contributors: Aubrey Patrick Muswema
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Aubrey Patrick Muswema

Overview of potential sources and volumes of waste biomass in South Africa

Opportunities for biomass and organic waste valorisation
2018 | Book chapter
Part of ISBN: 978-1-77615-010-6
Contributors: Aubrey Patrick Muswema
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Aubrey Patrick Muswema

Cooperatives in Waste and Recycling: A Recipe for Failed Waste Hierarchy Implementation?

The 24th WasteCon Conference and Exhibition, 15-19th October 2018, Emperors Palace, Johannesburg, Gauteng
2018-10-15 | Conference paper
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Aubrey Patrick Muswema

Impacts of Severe Weather Events on Implementing the Waste Hierarchy – The Case of Ethekwini Metropolitan Municipality

The 24th WasteCon Conference and Exhibition, 15-19th October 2018, Emperors Palace, Johannesburg, Gauteng
2018-10-15 | Conference paper
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Aubrey Patrick Muswema

“Implementing The Waste Hierarchy”-Assessing Recycling Potential Of Restaurant Waste

The 24th WasteCon Conference and Exhibition, 15-19th October 2018, Emperors Palace, Johannesburg, Gauteng
2018-10-15 | Conference paper
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Aubrey Patrick Muswema

Household food waste disposal in South Africa: A case study of Johannesburg and Ekurhuleni

South African Journal of Science
2018-05-30 | Journal article
Contributors: Suzan Oelofse; Aubrey Muswema; Fhumulani Ramukhwatho
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Co-operatives as a development mechanism to support job creation and sustainable waste management in South Africa

Sustainability Science
2017-05 | Journal article
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Aubrey Patrick Muswema
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The changing face of waste management – considerations when conducting a waste characterisation study

Proceedings of the 23rd WasteCon Conference
2016 | Conference paper | Writing - review & editing
Contributors: Aubrey Patrick Muswema
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Aubrey Patrick Muswema

Implementing small, and medium enterprises (SME) waste and recycling programmes

2016-10 | Conference paper
Contributors: Aubrey Patrick Muswema
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Aubrey Patrick Muswema

Finding value in waste: Identifying opportunities for growth in a secondary resources economy

The 5th CSIR conference, Ideas that work, CSIR ICC, Pretoria, South Africa, 8- 9 October 2015
2015-10-08 | Conference paper
Contributors: Aubrey Patrick Muswema
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Aubrey Patrick Muswema

The formal South African Waste Sector: Its contribution to the economy, employment and innovation

22nd Waste Management Conference and Exhibition, Somerset west
2014-10-06 | Conference poster
Contributors: Aubrey Patrick Muswema
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Aubrey Patrick Muswema

The state of innovation in the South African waste sector

2014-09-08 | Conference paper | Writing - review & editing, Resources
Contributors: Aubrey Patrick Muswema
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Aubrey Patrick Muswema

The state of innovation in the South African waste sector

Solid waste world congress; ISWA 2014, Sao Paulo, Brazil, 8-10 September 2014
2014-08-08 | Conference paper
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Aubrey Patrick Muswema

Estimating water losses as a result of food waste in South Africa

First International Conference on Global Food Security, Noordwijkerhout, The Netherlands, 29 Sept - 2 Oct 2013
2013-10-29 | Conference paper
Contributors: Suzan Oelofse
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Aubrey Patrick Muswema

Wrestling with empowerment: a BBBEE (Enterprise Development) case study and model for the waste sector from Durban

WasteCon 2012, East London International Convention Centre, East London, 9-12 October 2012
2012-10-09 | Conference paper
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Aubrey Patrick Muswema

Wrestling with IWMP implementation: case study challenges and lessons learnt

WasteCon 2012, East London International Convention Centre, East London, 9-12 October 2012
2012-10-09 | Conference paper
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Aubrey Patrick Muswema

Veterinary waste disposal: Practice and policy in Durban, South Africa (2001-2003)

Waste Management
2007 | Journal article
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Contributors: McLean, M.; Watson, H. K.; Muswema, A.
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Aubrey Patrick Muswema via ResearcherID
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SMMEs and stakeholder contribution to a Green Economy in KZN: Towards a guideline for municipalities

WasteCon 2020
Conference paper | Conceptualization, Writing - original draft, Writing - review & editing, Formal analysis
Contributors: Aubrey Patrick Muswema
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Aubrey Patrick Muswema

Transitioning from conventional plastic to more sustainable alternative materials: Evidence from South Africa

WasteCon 2022: Back on Track? Perspectives on waste and circularity
Conference paper | Resources, Writing - review & editing, Data curation
Contributors: Aubrey Patrick Muswema
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Aubrey Patrick Muswema

Understanding the South African waste sector: The economic and employment opportunities it provides

The 20th WasteCon Conference and Exhibition, Somerset West, Cape Town, The Lord Charles Hotel, 6-10 October 2014
Conference paper
Contributors: Aubrey Patrick Muswema
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Aubrey Patrick Muswema