The Evaluation of Residential Solid Waste Management Policies

ISBN-13: 9783639099287 / Angielski / Miękka / 2009 / 112 str.

Yen-Lien Kuo

Opis

Most large cities have waste crises, and the majorityof municipal solid waste (MSW) comes from residentsrather than businesses. The introduction of aunit-pricing policy in Taipei decreased residentialsolid waste (RSW) by 33% and almost doubled therecycling in the first two years. Most communitiesincluding Taipei use a mixed RSW policy. This workevaluates RSW policies. It differs from previousstudies because of the following reasons. Firstly,the disposal option of waste storing or composting isconsidered in the household behavior model. Secondly,the waste collection characteristics and theireffects on enforcing pricing and recycling policiesare evaluated by empirical data. Thirdly, theprosecution and inspection efforts to illegal dumpingare also evaluated. This book comprises acomprehensive literature review on MSW policies, arevised household waste disposal model, two empiricalstudies on policies in the cities of Taiwan andJapan, and policy simulations for unit-pricing andenforcement policies. This is an excellent referencefor readers who are interested in the household wastedisposal behavior and try to design a comprehensiveRSW management policy.

O autorze

Dr. Yen-Lien Kuo works in the National Science and Technology
Center for Disaster Reduction, Taiwan. He holds a PhD in
environmental economics and Management from the University of
York, UK. His research focuses on the evaluations of
environmental and hazard mitigation policies.