A Cross-Country Study of Waste Prevention and Recycling

Paul Missios and Ida Ferrara

No 28, Working Papers from Toronto Metropolitan University, Department of Economics

Abstract: With worldwide concern for how and where to dispose of household waste, policy-makers are increasingly looking for tools to efficiently and effectively reduce the amount of waste households produce. Using a comprehensive household-level data set involving 10,251 respondents from a cross-section of ten countries (Australia, Canada, Czech Republic, France, Italy, Korea, Mexico, Netherlands, Norway, and Sweden), we examine waste policy, recycling behavior, and waste prevention. Unlike previous work, we empirically make comparisons across countries, incorporate attitudinal characteristics, and allow for potential correlation between the decisions of recycling different materials.

Keywords: waste management; recycling; waste prevention; environmental policy (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: D10 H23 Q28 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 40 pages
Date: 2011-04
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