Waste and Recycling : Theory and Empirics.

Waste and Recycling : Theory and Empirics.

Waste generation, source reduction and recycling are matters of concern in today's world. The book discusses how economics can contribute to solve environmental problems and studies the waste reduction and recycling problems both theoretically and empirically, covering not only traditional reso...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Shinkuma, Takayoshi
Other Authors: Managi, Shunsuke
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Hoboken : Taylor & Francis, 2011.
Subjects:
Refuse and refuse disposal > Case studies.
Recycling (Waste, etc.) > Case studies.
Waste products > Case studies.
Recycling (Waste, etc.)
Refuse and refuse disposal
Waste products
Case studies
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Table of Contents:
  • Book Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Figures; Tables; Acknowledgments; 1 Introduction; 2 The industrial waste market; 3 Creating the market for household waste and extended producer responsibility; 4 First-best economy: Comparisons between a disposal fee policy and EPR-based policies; 5 The second-best policy for recycling household waste; 6 The durability of goods and the right recycling policy for household waste; 7 International trade of waste and environmental pollution.
  • 8 The effects of introducing EPR policies in developed countries on international trade, the environment, and social welfare9 The effectiveness of the Basel Convention; 10 The policies adopted in China and India and the international trade policy; 11 Conclusions; Notes; References; Index.

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