Abstract
This paper provides an empirical analysis of the effects of weight-based pricing in the collection of household waste. Using a comprehensive panel data set on all households in a Dutch municipality we estimate short-run as well as long-run price effects for the amounts of both compostable and non-recyclable household waste. We find significant and sizeable price effects, with the elasticity for compostable waste being four times as large as the elasticity for non-recyclable waste. Long-run elasticities are about 30% larger than short-run elasticities
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 359-371 |
| Journal | Resource and Energy Economics |
| Volume | 23 |
| Issue number | 4 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 2001 |
UN SDGs
This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
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SDG 11 Sustainable Cities and Communities -
SDG 12 Responsible Consumption and Production
Keywords
- economic-analysis
- solid-waste
- management
- disposal
- garbage
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