Dijkgraaf, Elbert; Vollebergh, Herman R.J. - Fondazione ENI Enrico Mattei (FEEM) - 2003
disposal methods, landfilling versus incineration using waste-to-energy (WTE) plants. The data only provide some support for … the widespread policy preference for incineration over landfilling if the analysis is restricted to environmental costs … alone. Private costs, however, are so much higher for incineration, that landfilling is the social cost minimizing option at …