Market incentives to encourage household waste recycling: Paying for what you throw away

James D. Reschovsky and Sarah E. Stone
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James D. Reschovsky: Research Fellow at the Center for General Health Services Intramural Research, Agency for Health Care Policy and Research, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Postal: Research Fellow at the Center for General Health Services Intramural Research, Agency for Health Care Policy and Research, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Sarah E. Stone: Research Associate with The Futures Group, a consulting firm based in Glastonbury, CT, Postal: Research Associate with The Futures Group, a consulting firm based in Glastonbury, CT

Journal of Policy Analysis and Management, 1994, vol. 13, issue 1, 120-139

Abstract: This article investigates the use of market incentives to encourage household waste recycling by pricing waste-disposal services according to the quantity of waste generated. We use a natural experiment from an upstate New York county to examine how quantity-based pricing of waste disposal affects reported household recycling behavior, when used by itself or in conjunction with curbside pickup of recyclables or mandatory recycling laws. Curbside pickup was found to have the greatest effect on reported recycling behavior, although higher waste-disposal prices might alter these conclusions. Other concerns about quantity-based pricing of solid waste-distributional effects, public acceptance, and adverse incentives-are also examined.

Date: 1994
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DOI: 10.2307/3325093

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