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This study analyses the environmental and financial sustainability of solid waste management in Indian cities. It … presents an assessment of the rapidly rising volume of municipal solid waste, its changing composition, the continuing practice … of mixing biodegradable (wet) waste with dry waste at the source of generation, and the growing volume of plastic in the …
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The EU has embarked on multiple initiatives reflecting its commitment to environmental enhancement and sustainable transitions. Notable among these are the European Green Deal and the NextGenerationEU recovery plan, both pivotal in fostering eco-friendly policies and sustainable practices within...
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. Acknowledging the potential impact of e-waste, it is necessary to recycle it to minimize loss and maximize profit. To achieve this …As global e-waste streams rise, recycling efforts remain insufficient, as does the willingness to promote recycling …. This insufficiency is primarily due to the perception of "waste" as "disposable", which has hindered its consideration as a …
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In the debate on international waste trade, the focus on resource efficiency and recycling has gradually begun to … Responsibility (EPR) on the export of waste batteries (WB). EPR is considered as a key policy for the "marketization of waste". On … the other hand, WB are a hazardous waste that also contain a high concentration of critical raw materials. As such, they …
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selection and market variables such as the unit charge for waste management, a result probably affected by the high degree of …
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This paper examines the long-run relationship between income and urban air pollution using a joint distribution dynamics approach. This approach enables to estimate the transition process and long-run distribution and to examine the mechanisms behind the evolution process. The approach is...
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China has realized that for its own sake and from the international community’s perspective, it cannot afford to continue along the conventional path of encouraging economic growth at the expense of the environment. Accordingly, the country has placed ecological goals at the same level of...
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Taking as given that we are consuming too much and that overconsumption leads to environmental degradation, the present paper examines the regulator's choices between informative advertisement and consumption taxation. We model overconsumption by considering individuals that care about social...
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Understanding companies' preferences for various domestic policy instruments is crucial to designing and planning Sectoral Market Mechanism (SMM) in China. Based on a detailed overview of domestic policy instruments under SMM, this paper evaluates corporate preferences for diverse domestic...
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Based on panel data covering 114 countries in the world, this study investigates the direct, indirect and total effects of trade flows in environmental goods (EG) on total CO2 and SO2 emissions. Our system-GMM estimations reveal positive direct scale - [between-industry] composition effects...
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