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Cross-country study of waste prevention and recycling
Ferrara, Ida; Missios, Paul C. - 2011
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009427847
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Post separation of plastic waste : better for the environment and lower collection costs
Dijkgraaf, Elbert; Gradus, Raymond - 2016
The European Union (EU) advocates a plastic waste recycling rate of more than 55% through home separation by households …. Even for the Netherlands, which has already invested heavily in plastic recycling policies, there is still a challenge to … recycling plastic waste increases, if post separation is chosen. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011566363
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The economics of the international trade of waste
Kellenberg, Derek K. - In: Annual review of resource economics 7 (2015), pp. 109-125
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Waste reduction and waste spillovers : evidence from unit-based pricing of municipal solid waste in Taiwan
Huang, Yu-Kai; Stevens, Reid B.; Shaw, William D. - In: Journal of environmental economics and policy 10 (2021) 3, pp. 223-242
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Waste livelihoods amongst the poor : through the lens of bricolage
Holt, Diane; Littlewood, David - In: Business strategy and the environment 26 (2017) 2, pp. 253-264
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The e-waste management system in Poland
Cholewa, Marcin; Kulczycka, Joanna; Smol, Marzena - In: Economic and environmental studies : a journal for … 16 (2016) 4, pp. 605-625
disposed of within the EU, and require EEE producers to pay for its reuse, recycling and recovery. It is estimated that 25% of … Responsibility (EPR) based on EU regulations required some improvements to boost recovery and recycling of valuable materials and to … proper waste segregation, and waste collection is still the weakest link. The recycling companies are mainly SMEs that …
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"Sometimes you don't make enough to buy food" : an analysis of South African street waste pickers' income
Viljoen, Kotie; Blaauw, Derick; Schenck, C. J. - In: Journal of economic and financial sciences : JEF 11 (2018) 1, pp. 1-13
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012017429
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Disposal is not free : fiscal instruments to internalize the environmental costs of solid waste
Matheson, Thornton - 2019
This paper provides an overview of global solid waste generation, its environmental costs, and fiscal instruments that can be used to encourage waste reduction and finance proper disposal. Countries-especially island nations--struggle to manage an ever-increasing volume of solid waste,...
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Sustainability of social enterprises involved in waste collection and recycling activities : lessons from Tanzania
Charles, Goodluck - In: Journal of social entrepreneurship 12 (2021) 2, pp. 219-237
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Pigou meets garbage bag : effects of unit pricing on waste disposal
Jung, Hoyong - In: Journal of economic research 28 (2023) 1, pp. 1-16
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014316482