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Competition in focus
Competition in focus Published this article Policy changes have tried repeatedly to formalise the sector but issues of implementation persist on the ground. First is the issue of price competencies. Unlike formal recyclers informal recyclers have lesser operating costs no overheads or other administrative necessities. They hence can offer better price to the aggregators for material especially high value electronics with precious metals content. As aggregators are again mostly informal they demand up-front cash payment. Government and multilaterals have endeavored to plug this financial gap through subsidies and monetary support but that has not been a sustainable practice. Second the informal network is well-established and rests on social capital ties that PROs have yet to establish and are hence insulated from reaching the viable number of aggregators competition in focus current affairs.