As communities in the United States and Europe confront shortages
of disposal capacity, the growing solid waste stream increasingly
threatens the environment.This important new book addresses a major
policy question regarding the solid waste crisis: should
municipalities charge households user fees for solid waste
services? In her study of this issue, Professor Jenkins draws on a
unique data set which relates the quantities of waste discarded and
the prices charged to households for waste services in nine US
communities. She thoroughly analyses the relationship between the
quantity of waste that individuals discard and such socio-economic
variables as household income, the age of individuals and the
population density of the community. In addition she develops a
utility maximization model that suggests that user fees do
encourage people to recycle waste. Finally she provides simple
instructions for forecasting the quantity of waste discarded by a
particular community. This unique book will be essential reading
not only for social scientists with an interest in the environment
but also for government officials and community activists concerned
with the solid waste crisis.
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