Evaluating waste collection management: the case of macro-areas and municipalities in Italy

Separate waste collection in mountain municipalities. A case study in Campania

“…If people develop the awareness that performing SWC allows to preserve environment health, then they will also overcome the difficulties related to land characteristics, intensifying their efforts to adopt pro-environmental behaviours (Garofalo et al, 2019;Callan and Thomas, 2006;Hage and Söderholm, 2008). Regarding the unemployment rate, our results are in line with the literature that links waste management with the opportunity cost of time (Musella et al, 2018;D'Amato et al, 2015). Due to their employment condition, they can spend more time on SWC activities, overcoming time constrains.…”

“…Different causes may be identified for this poor performance 2 . In particular, it is necessary to consider altitude, mountainous relief and housing dispersion (see Agovino et al, 2019a;Garofalo et al, 2019;Musella et al, 2018;Sarra et al, 2017). Altitude is the main characteristic of a mountain area that influences climate and the availability of space; as a consequence, it also ends up influencing SWC.…”

“…The rate of couples with children is calculated as their share on the total number of couples. This variable allows to control for the pro-environmental attitude of the people related to their wish to keep the environment in the best possible conditions for their children (Musella et al, 2018). In other words, people who feel responsible for the wellbeing of others (i.e.…”

The Cost of Urban Waste Management: An Empirical Analysis of Recycling Patterns in Italy

“…In 2017, only 13 out of 20 regions achieved the national separate collection target (50%) and rates ranged from just 21.7% in Sicily to 73.65% in Veneto. Thus, there are strong macroarea differences, with northern regions having comparable performance to the best in Europe, but southern regions lagging behind (Mazzanti et al, 2008;Agovino et al, 2017;Cerciello et al, 2018;Musella et al, 2019). There are also substantial variations within regions, provinces, and among municipalities, due to various factors that affect costs of sorting and collecting waste (Fiorillo, 2013;Greco et al, 2015;Agovino et al, 2016) and policies promoted by the local municipality (Bucciol et al, 2013).…”

The effects of neighbour influence and cultural consumption on separate waste collection. Theoretical framework and empirical investigation

“…To shed some light on the role of neighbour influence and cultural consumption on motivations, we resort to an empirical model based on Italian data at the local level: Italy represents an interesting case study, since it features marked socio-economic disparities across its regions, that result into large differences in environmental outcomes (Mazzanti et al, 2008(Mazzanti et al, , 2012Musella et al, 2018;Garofalo et al, 2019). We assemble an original dataset, containing data on a cross-section of about 8000 Italian municipalities (NUTS-4 1 ) in 2012, obtained by merging information from several administrative sources.…”