Geographical analysis of human factors in recycling industries in Basra Governorate

Abstract

The waste recycling industry is one of the most important transformation industries in Basra Governorate, which contributes to the development of industrial and economic activity in the governorate. The study aims to analyze the localization of recycling industries in Basra Governorate. Therefore, the study came in three sections. The first section dealt with the concept and importance of recycling industries. The second section dealt with the human components for the localization of the recycling industry in Basra Governorate, while the third section focused on the geographical distribution of the recycling industry in Basra Governorate. The study adopted the survey method to achieve the study objective.            The study reached a set of conclusions, including the presence of (52) industrial facilities for waste recycling in Basra Governorate, with Basra District occupying the first place in the presence of these facilities, which numbered (31) facilities at a rate of (59.61%), and Al-Zubair District occupied the second place in the presence of the recycling industry in Basra Governorate, with (19) facilities at a rate of (36.53%). While Al-Qurna district came in last place, with two facilities located at a rate of (3.84%), a group of human components contributed to the localization of this industry, such as the population, labor, market, and others. The importance of these industries comes from the multiplicity of their marketing directions, especially towards the markets of the Iraqi governorates, as the iron recycling industry contributes 35% to the rest of the governorate markets. The marketing of the aluminum recycling industry reached 20% to the governorates, and the marketing percentage of the oil recycling industry’s production reached 50% to the governorates with a production rate of 25 tons per month, while 70% of the recycled plastic was marketed to Baghdad, while the semi-manufactured materials industry reached a marketing rate of 80% of nylon granules, which is marketed to the rest of the governorates. The marketing rate of plastic granules reached 50%, marketed to Baghdad Governorate and 15% to the northern governorates. As for the cardboard industry and the metal bottle pressing, they were fully marketed to Baghdad Governorate. The marketing of recycling machinery and robotics products varied between 40% locally and 60% to the remaining governorates