Much attention has been paid to the influence of the institutional form of waste collection on costs. We extend this … more important from a cost-minimizing point of view than the institutional mode of waste collection. In particular, the bag …, we illustrate that lower administrative costs and a smaller waste quantity are the most important drivers of cost …

The EU advocates a household waste recycling rate of more than 70%. Although the Netherlands already years ago invested … policies are effective in increasing the recycling rates. Based on a large panel data set for the Netherlands , we show that … unit-based pricing, avoiding a duo-bin or unsorted and compostable waste, and moving back the frequency of collecting …