Do the variable charges really increase the effectiveness and economy of waste management? A case study of the Czech Republic

Slavík, Jan; Pavel, Jan

doi:10.1016/j.resconrec.2012.09.013

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“…In 2013, the waste management fee in Aschaffenburg was lower than the fee before 1997 (Figure 9)-despite the additional activities and equipment associated with PAYT implementation (including the separate collection of the different fractions, the erection of facilities to recycle or to recover waste streams, weighing equipment, etc.). This fee reduction proves that weight-based PAYT is not necessarily a more expensive waste management option than others, contrary to some studies [28]. However, waste management costs vary greatly from one municipality to another and over time, based on a multitude of factors.…”

Section: Economic Implicationsmentioning

confidence: 68%

The Impact of Pay-As-You-Throw Schemes on Municipal Solid Waste Management: The Exemplar Case of the County of Aschaffenburg, Germany

Morlok¹,

Schoenberger

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Abstract:The "pay-as-you-throw" (PAYT) scheme is an economic instrument for waste management that applies the "polluter pays" principle by charging the inhabitants of municipalities according to the amount of residual, organic, and bulky waste they send for third-party waste management. When combined with well-developed infrastructure to collect the different waste fractions (residual waste, paper and cardboard, plastics, bio waste, green cuttings, and many recyclables) as well as with a good level of citizens' awareness, its performance has frequently been linked to an increase in the collection rates of recyclables. However, the establishment and operation of PAYT systems can require significant resource inputs from municipalities. In this paper, PAYT is analysed through a case study from the German County of Aschaffenburg, covering nearly 20 years of implementation across 32 municipalities with 173,000 inhabitants. Key performance indicators include temporal trends in the county's recyclables collection rate, waste treatment fees for residents, and municipal waste management costs, benchmarked against German municipalities not implementing PAYT. We conclude that PAYT could make an important contribution towards material reuse and recycling objectives for the new circular economy.

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Section: Economic Implicationsmentioning

confidence: 68%

The Impact of Pay-As-You-Throw Schemes on Municipal Solid Waste Management: The Exemplar Case of the County of Aschaffenburg, Germany

Morlok¹,

Schoenberger

Styles

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“…Fullerton and Kinnaman [26], Miranda et al [17] argued that the effect of waste charge on household behavior and reduction of municipal waste is clear while Slavik and Pavel [27] pointed out that the effect of waste charge and economic instruments must not be overrated because other factors except economic instrument affects household behavior a lot. Frey and Oberholzer-Gee [28] and Frey and Jegen [29] empirically showed that the effect of economic incentive instruments can be reduced in consequence of the crowding out effect.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Frey and Oberholzer-Gee [28] and Frey and Jegen [29] empirically showed that the effect of economic incentive instruments can be reduced in consequence of the crowding out effect. In addition, Slavik and Pavel [27] criticized the limitation of data previous studies used and irrelevance of methodology that cannot cover deficiency of limited data. Specifically, they argued that most of the previous studies using community level data could not include relevant community characteristics.…”

Section: Waste Charge In Waste Reductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…To encourage household and residents to reduce waste pollution, several scholars argued the importance of additional policy instrument. Slavik and Pavel [27] suggest information and education campaign as a substitute instrument for economic incentive instrument. Lyndhurst [37] discussed the potential of incentive design to reduce waste pollution.…”

Section: Individual Incentive and Waste Reductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Exploring Effective Incentive Design to Reduce Food Waste: A Natural Experiment of Policy Change from Community Based Charge to RFID Based Weight Charge

Lee

Jung

2017

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This research explores the impact of the Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) Household-Based Food Waste Charging System (RHWC) on the reduction of food waste in Mapo-Gu district located in Seoul city from June 2013 to July 2016. Through comparing the amount of food waste disposal between 12 apartment complexes with the RHWC policy (treatment group) and 61 apartment complexes (control group) without the policy, we attempt to identify whether the RHWC can contribute in reducing food waste. In June 2013, all these apartment complexes adopted an apartment complex unit-based food-waste system (i.e., Community-Based Waste Charging system-CWC), but, in January 2016, the 12 apartment complexes introduced the RHWC policy, while the other 61 apartment complexes kept the CWC policy. This natural experiment setting allows us to compare the difference in the quantity of food waste disposal between these two payment policies. The RHWC uses a weight based payment design, through which each household is electronically charged for the weight of food waste they disposes, while the CWC uses a group incentive system where residents pay the same price by dividing total amount of waste charge by total number of household in apartment complex. We, relying on propensity score matching and Difference-In-Difference (PSM-DID) methodology, found a significant difference in the amount of food waste disposal between these two payment systems. Our empirical finding shows that the RHWC deign can reduce more food waste than the CWC design. This study suggests that municipalities can reduce food waste through redesigning incentive mechanism in which it is able to reduce free riding by electronically identifying and monitoring how much residents throw out thanks to RFID technology.

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“…The practical realization of waste management differentiates economical and efficiency view. Based on scientific research [10] it was shown that the variable charges can be considered as an effective choice for the waste management regulation; the effectiveness of variable charges is greater than the effectiveness of fixed fees. Unfortunately, as the authors concluded, the key question for local representatives in the Czech Republic is not the effectiveness but the economy of waste management fees.…”

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confidence: 99%

Changes in the Concept of Public Greenery on the Basis of an Analysis of Czech Municipal Financing

Rousek

Hašková

2017

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Abstract. The public sector is an inseparable part of every economy. It performs a number of functions such as providing public services, environmental protection, defense, security, education, health, justice and many others. Each institution's duty is to care for its own property. Public spaces, parks and other public greenery are mostly owned by municipalities. Taking care of public greenery is a part of public spending because the source of money is municipal budgets.

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Do the variable charges really increase the effectiveness and economy of waste management? A case study of the Czech Republic

Cited by 36 publications

References 24 publications

The Impact of Pay-As-You-Throw Schemes on Municipal Solid Waste Management: The Exemplar Case of the County of Aschaffenburg, Germany

The Impact of Pay-As-You-Throw Schemes on Municipal Solid Waste Management: The Exemplar Case of the County of Aschaffenburg, Germany

Exploring Effective Incentive Design to Reduce Food Waste: A Natural Experiment of Policy Change from Community Based Charge to RFID Based Weight Charge

Changes in the Concept of Public Greenery on the Basis of an Analysis of Czech Municipal Financing

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