The Economics of Household Garbage and Recycling Behavior (Hardcover)

The market for residential solid waste management and disposal has experienced dramatic changes over the past 20 years. This collection of outstanding published research examines these changes and thoroughly analyzes the strategies popularized by municipal governments over the past two decades. Kerbside recycling, unheard of in the 1970s, is currently available to 46% of Americans. Thousands of towns across the nation have also implemented user fees requiring households to pay a fee for every bag of garbage they generate. These policy shifts have attracted the attention of environmental economists interested in knowing the best strategy for managing solid waste. The editors, both long-time scholars of these trends, offer theoretical solutions for the optimal pricing of garbage and recycling collection. They provide original data collection and suggest appropriate econometric techniques that correct for statistical biases. A policy focus provides information relevant to municipal governments as well as researchers. This excellent volume will be useful for policymakers, students and scholars in environmental economics.

General

Imprint:	Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	New Horizons in Environmental Economics series
Release date:	March 2002
Editors:	Don Fullerton • Thomas C. Kinnaman
Dimensions:	234 x 156mm (L x W)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	224
ISBN-13:	978-1-84064-718-1
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social research & statistics > General Books > Business & Economics > Industry & industrial studies > Service industries > General Books > Earth & environment > The environment > Waste management > General Books > Earth & environment > The environment > Environmental economics > General
LSN:	1-84064-718-3
Barcode:	9781840647181

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