Template-Type: ReDIF-Paper 1.0
Author-Name: Paul Missios
Author-X-Name-First: Paul
Author-X-Name-Last: Missios
Author-Email: pmissios@economics.ryerson.ca 
Author-Workplace-Name: Department of Economics, Ryerson University, Toronto, Canada
Author-Name: Ida Ferrara
Author-X-Name-First: Ida
Author-X-Name-Last: Ferrara
Author-Email: iferrara@yorku.ca
Author-Workplace-Name: DEpartment of Economics, York University, Toronto, Canada
Title: A Cross-Country Study of Waste Prevention and Recycling
Abstract: With worldwide concern for how and where to dispose of household waste, policy-makers are increasingly looking for tools to efficiently and effectively reduce the amount of waste households produce. Using a comprehensive household-level data set involving 10,251 respondents from a cross-section of ten countries (Australia, Canada, Czech Republic, France, Italy, Korea, Mexico, Netherlands, Norway, and Sweden), we examine waste policy, recycling behavior, and waste prevention. Unlike previous work, we empirically make comparisons across countries, incorporate attitudinal characteristics, and allow for potential correlation between the decisions of recycling different materials.
Classification-JEL: D10, H23, Q28
Keywords: waste management; recycling; waste prevention; environmental policy
Length: 40 pages
Creation-Date: 2011-04
Number: 028
File-URL: http://economics.ryerson.ca/workingpapers/wp028.pdf
File-Format: Application/pdf
Handle: RePEc:rye:wpaper:wp028