Recent growth in the municipal solid waste (MSW) stream nationwide has prompted considerable research into alternative waste management programs that would divert a portion of the MSW stream from landfills. Using a sample of 350 individuals from a random digit-dialed telephone survey, a discrete choice contingent ranking approach is used to estimate household’s willingness-to-pay for various curbside trash-separation services in Ogden, Utah. Results indicate that Ogden residents are willing to pay approximately 3.7–4.6¢ per gallon of waste diverted for a curbside service that enables separation of green waste and recyclable material from other solid waste. Relative to costly waste diversion experiments conducted by other municipalities, the...
This paper estimates the economic values of household preference for enhanced solid waste disposal s...
This study employed contingent valuation method to estimate the willingness to pay (WTP) of the hous...
New policy is being developed that incorporates not only innovative means of disposal, including the...
Recent growth in the municipal solid waste (MSW) stream nationwide has prompted considerable researc...
This paper looks at the willingness to pay for and participate in a curbside recycling program based...
Quantity-based pricing for garbage collection services and recycling programs are becoming increasin...
Facing increasing costs for tipping fees and worker salaries, many smaller municipalities have begun...
This paper estimates the effect of introducing unit-pricing for municipal domestic waste collection ...
Dwindling landfill space and environmental problems with old landfills have forced municipalities to...
Siting noxious facilities, such as community landfills, is a challenging problem for local planners ...
Part of the Agricultural and Resource Economics Commons, and the Economics Commons This Article is b...
In this paper, we address the often contentious debate over state and local recycling policy by care...
Much of the solid waste stream in the United States is generated by metropolitan areas, while associ...
Pricing municipal solid waste (MSW) services using a flat fee offers no incentive to conserve on dis...
The Iowa Legislature\u27s 1990 Waste Reduction Act aims to reduce by 50 percent the amount of garbag...
This paper estimates the economic values of household preference for enhanced solid waste disposal s...
This study employed contingent valuation method to estimate the willingness to pay (WTP) of the hous...
New policy is being developed that incorporates not only innovative means of disposal, including the...
Recent growth in the municipal solid waste (MSW) stream nationwide has prompted considerable researc...
This paper looks at the willingness to pay for and participate in a curbside recycling program based...
Quantity-based pricing for garbage collection services and recycling programs are becoming increasin...
Facing increasing costs for tipping fees and worker salaries, many smaller municipalities have begun...
This paper estimates the effect of introducing unit-pricing for municipal domestic waste collection ...
Dwindling landfill space and environmental problems with old landfills have forced municipalities to...
Siting noxious facilities, such as community landfills, is a challenging problem for local planners ...
Part of the Agricultural and Resource Economics Commons, and the Economics Commons This Article is b...
In this paper, we address the often contentious debate over state and local recycling policy by care...
Much of the solid waste stream in the United States is generated by metropolitan areas, while associ...
Pricing municipal solid waste (MSW) services using a flat fee offers no incentive to conserve on dis...
The Iowa Legislature\u27s 1990 Waste Reduction Act aims to reduce by 50 percent the amount of garbag...
This paper estimates the economic values of household preference for enhanced solid waste disposal s...
This study employed contingent valuation method to estimate the willingness to pay (WTP) of the hous...
New policy is being developed that incorporates not only innovative means of disposal, including the...