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Pristine Recycling is a New Zealand recycling company that was formed in response to the...
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... plastic to landfill. As a result, Pristine Recycling is unable to receive its desired levels of plastic.
Source: https://www.greenpeace.org/new-zealand/story/how-does-plastic-end-up-in-the-ocean/
Using Resource A, explain ONE possible negative effect for Pristine Recycling of the reduced amounts of plastic waste that it is receiving.
Explain the impact on the business or a stakeholder of the business.
As Resource B shows, the sorting part of the production process has had problems with an old machine breaking down increasingly often. The directors of Pristine Recycling have decided to invest in a new sorting machine to resolve this issue. They are investigating two models.
Using Resource C, explain ONE positive effect that choosing Model A would have on the business.
Explain ONE positive effect that choosing Model B would have on the business.
Which of the two options would you recommend? Justify your recommendation, including any new information, by explaining why it would be a better solution for Pristine Recycling than the other option.
Pristine Recycling has also decided that it needs to solve the issue of the district councils having limited capacity to store plastic waste. As a result, it is introducing a change to the collection part of the production process, initially in Oslo. Here, the collection will not be carried out by district councils, but by a company that has large storage facilities. Pristine Recycling has two companies from which it can choose – one in Norway and the other in Finland. Pristine Recycling has central government permission for the chosen firm to collect plastic in each country. If the chosen company impresses Pristine Recycling, it will win the contract for collection in both Oslo and Helsinki.
Using Resource D, explain ONE benefit to Pristine Recycling of outsourcing the collection part of the production process to Zen Recycling.
Explain ONE benefit to Pristine Recycling of outsourcing the collection part of the production process to Less Solutions.
Which of the two options would you recommend? Justify your recommendation, including any new information, by explaining why it would be a better solution for Pristine Recycling than the other option.
Pristine Recycling is concerned that now it is collecting plastic waste in northern European countries, it will face higher costs, particularly in Norway.
RESOURCE E: Labour costs in Norway The average wage in northern European countries is much higher than in New Zealand; …
... businesses looking to set up operations in Scandinavia.
Sources: www.averagesalarysurvey.com/new-zealand www.averagesalarysurvey.com/norway www.xe.com
Using Resource E, explain the cause of the higher costs.
Explain the impact of the higher costs on the business or a stakeholder of the business.