This paper summarizes the economics perspective on recycling of municipal solid waste. The first section reviews recent … data on recycling rates in the United States and across all OECD countries. The OECD data suggest the average aggregate … recycling rate across member countries appears to have plateaued over the past several decades. Data from the United States on …

, Brazil. The research discusses the consumer's decision on recycling, environmental aspects of disposal of fluorescent lamps … recycling of fluorescent lamps and components in Brazil …

This paper analyses recycling of waste and downgrading of secondary resources using a classical type of production … recycling of waste are negatively or positively priced, depending upon technological conditions and income distribution. In …