The disposal and willingness to pay for residents scrap fluorescent lamps in China: A case study of Beijing

Xi Tian, Yufeng Wu, Shen Qu, Sai Liang, Ming Xu and Tieyong Zuo

Resources, Conservation & Recycling, 2016, vol. 114, issue C, 103-111

Abstract: The generation of scrap fluorescent lamps in China has increased greatly in recent years, and the improper disposal of mercury-containing waste has posed a major risk to residents health. This paper describes research based on a sample from China to investigate the disposal and willingness to pay for scrap fluorescent lamps in households. We estimated that 4.19 million scrap fluorescent lamps are generated from households in Beijing per year. Most residents cannot recycle due to a lack of recycling facilities, and 34.7kg scrap mercury is out of control. We found that 68.6% of Beijing residents are willing to pay extra fees to dispose of scrap fluorescent lamps safely, and the average value is 1.98 CNY/lamp, which is twice the value of the subsidiary standard that the government gives to treatment plants. We found that the length of residence period, cognition of hazardous waste and the understanding of extended producer responsibility (EPR) are the dominant factors that affect residents payment decisions. Governmental departments should consider establishing a special fund to ensure the safe disposal of household scrap fluorescent lamps by installing recycling facilities in communities and by subsidizing recycling enterprises.

Keywords: Scrap fluorescent lamps; Recycling; Willingness to pay (WTP); Contingent Value Method (CVM); Questionnaire (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2016
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DOI: 10.1016/j.resconrec.2016.07.008

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