Waste and recycling : theory and empirics

1. Introduction -- 2. The industrial waste market -- 3. Creating the market for household waste and extended producer responsibility -- 4. First-best economy : comparisons between a disposal fee policy and EPR-based policies -- 5. The second-best policy for recycling household waste -- 6. The durability of goods and the right recycling policy for household waste -- 7. International trade of waste and environmental pollution -- 8. The effects of introducing EPR policies in developed countries on international trade, the environment, and social welfare -- 9. The effectiveness of the Basel Convention -- 10. The policies adopted in China and India and the international trade policy -- 11. Conclusions.