Publication Date
January 2000
Description
This paper provides a broad overview of recent trends in solid waste and recycling, related public policy issues, and the economics literature devoted to these topics. Public attention to solid waste and recycling has increased dramatically over the past decade both in the United States and in Europe. In response, economists have developed models to help policy makers choose the efficient mix of policy levers to regulate solid waste and recycling activities. Economists have also employed different kinds of data to estimate the factors that contribute to the generation of residential solid waste and recycling and to estimate the effectiveness of many of the policy options employed.
Journal
The International Yearbook of Environmental and Resource Economics 2000/2001
First Page
100
Last Page
147
Department
Economics
Recommended Citation
Kinnaman, Thomas C.. "The Economics of Residential Solid Waste Management." The International Yearbook of Environmental and Resource Economics 2000/2001 (2000) : 100-147.