LUMES – Lund University International Master’s Programme in Environmental Studies and Sustainability Science Controlling Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) Over-generation with a “Waste Disposal Fee ” Based on an Efficient

Municipal solid waste (MSW) generation is expanding rapidly during the last decades in China; however, most Chinese cities have great pressure on acquiring the capacity to cope with this escalating amount of waste. This paper explores a case study in the old city of Ningbo in China. The purpose of the paper is to examine how the introduction of a “waste disposal fee ” based on a stakeholder partnership can be effective in controlling MSW over-generation in the area. The paper uses one strategic management approach, namely the DPSIR framework to analyze the causality behind MSW over-generation problem by penetrating into the complicated interaction among various stakeholders involved in the overall MSW management system. Hägerstrand’s nested spatial domain system is adopted for analyzing and improving stakeholder partnership in MSW management system both vertically and horizontally. The paper concludes that efficient stakeholder partnership is a precondition for the implementation of “waste disposal fee ” to control MSW over-generation in the old city of Ningbo. Both pros and risks can exist with the adoption of “waste disposal fee”