EXPLAINING THE GROWTH IN MUNICIPAL RECYCLING PROGRAMS: THE ROLE OF MARKET AND NONMARKET FACTORS
The implementation of thousands of municipal recycling programs in the U.S. has increased recycling's portion of solid waste from 10% to 30% during the years 1990-2000. However, the lack of accurate data has spurred a debate over whether the growth in recycling can be attributed to market or nonmarket factors. To address this issue, this paper conducts a benefit-cost analysis of a municipal recycling program. Results suggest recycling is costly, which makes it difficult to understand its popularity. It is suggested that local governments could be responding to households that perceive a benefit from recycling services. These benefits are estimated with a contingent valuation survey.
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Corporate Authors:
American Public Works Association
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Authors:
- Kinnaman, T C
- Publication Date: 2000-7
Language
- English
Media Info
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Serial:
- Public Works Management & Policy
- Volume: 5
- Issue Number: 1
- Publisher: Sage Publications, Incorporated
- ISSN: 1087-724X
- EISSN: 1552-7549
- Serial URL: http://pwm.sagepub.com/
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Environmental control; Environmental policy; Local government; Municipal engineering; Public works; Recycling; Solid waste disposal; Transportation operations; Transportation planning; Waste disposal; Waste management
- Geographic Terms: United States
- Subject Areas: Construction; Design; Environment; Highways; Planning and Forecasting; Policy; I21: Planning of Transport Infrastructure;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 00797577
- Record Type: Publication
- Files: TRIS
- Created Date: Aug 2 2000 12:00AM