Authors : Hamza Ibrahim Bangura; Zacharia B. Contech; Mohamed Jessie Koroma; Ibrahim Dumbuya

Volume/Issue : Volume 10 - 2025, Issue 4 - April

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Abstract : This particular project indeed concentrates on the evaluation of the role of green entrepreneurship towards enhancing sustainable development through waste recycling processes within Bo Town, Sierra Leone. The research investigates the green entrepreneurial activities via 384 participants' responses from survey collections in combination with focus groups and face-to-face interviews. Environmental sustainability promotion through youth advocacy mainly occurs amongst people aged from 18 to 34 with equal participation rates across males and females. Waste recycling operations run by local entrepreneurs manifest significant footprints of impact through plastic recycling activities at 40 percent and organic composting at 25 percent. This, along with the community-based efforts, reflects the growing commitment to addressing waste management issues in the area. Positive impacts from green entrepreneurship include job and awareness creation, as well as cleaning the locality, but the challenges still exist. The path of progress faces insurmountable hurdles due to three major constraints, which are limited government support (38%), poor waste collection management (30%), and barriers to market entry of recycled materials (12%). The results could be proved as 65% of people observed a remarkable drop in the extent of waste in and around their neighborhoods and the level of contamination. Sustained improvement requires stringent government policies as well as an efficient public awareness strategy and infrastructure. The movement can also best progress by developing education courses for entrepreneurs and a reliable market for recycled materials. Future studies should analyze the poverty reduction impacts of green entrepreneurship and compare the barriers in urban and rural areas while considering extensive environmental impacts. The research is likely to investigate its efficacy against climate change. Green entrepreneurship ensures that Bo Town and wider communities have a sustainable future potential.

Keywords : Green Entrepreneurship, Waste Recycling, Sustainable Development, Environmental Sustainability, Plastic Recycling.

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