The cost-effectiveness of plastic recycling is compared to energy recovery from plastic incineration in a waste …-to-energy plant using data for the Netherlands. Both options have specific benefits and costs. The benefits of recycling are the … significant costs, such as collection costs and recycling costs involved for plastic recycling by municipalities. The benefits of …

All European Union (EU) member states have to comply with the demanding recycling rates targets that were set for the … the recycling system. Moreover, one can observe very different approaches for managing household packaging waste, although … altogether) of any approach over another. This paper presents and discusses the pros and cons of the recycling systems of …

The recycling of packaging waste is an objective of the Community with very ambitious recycling rate targets laid down … environmental policy is an ongoing effort. Currently, there is still no agreement on the ‘optimal' recycling rates, and on whether … management system, there is still a lack of data regarding the actual costs of recycling and on how these costs have been …

recycled and finally landfilled, and where a recycling firm has market power. The material content constitutes an aspect of … green product design and affects the recycling costs. Although the recycling firm's supply of recycling services is … proposed which correct for market failures. One promising candidate is a relative recycling standard combined with a …