OPTIMALITY OF RECYCLING AND THE LOCATION OF A RECYCLING CENTER

OPTIMALITY OF RECYCLING AND THE LOCATION OF A RECYCLING CENTER

Consider a community investigating the integration of recycling into its waste management program. Even if (1) the county's citizens do not gain utility from recycling, (2) landfill space is plentiful, and (3) the market price for recyclables is zero, recycling can still be optimal for a local...

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Veröffentlicht in:Journal of regional science 1994-11, Vol.34 (4), p.583-597
Hauptverfasser: Highfill, Jannett, McAsey, Michael, Weinstein, Robert
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
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Cost control
Economic justification
Human geography
Location analysis
Management of resources and environment
Mathematical models
Municipal government
Political and economic geography
Recycling
Recycling centers
Studies
Waste management
Waste management industry
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Zusammenfassung:Consider a community investigating the integration of recycling into its waste management program. Even if (1) the county's citizens do not gain utility from recycling, (2) landfill space is plentiful, and (3) the market price for recyclables is zero, recycling can still be optimal for a local government. By determining the relationship between the amount of recycling and the location of a recycling center, conditions are identified under which recycling will reduce total waste management costs enough that municipal recycling will be optimal. In addition, it is shown that the likelihood of municipal recycling increases with the size of the city.
ISSN:0022-4146
1467-9787
DOI:10.1111/j.1467-9787.1994.tb00884.x