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Waste reduction and waste spillovers: evidence from unit-based pricing of municipal solid waste in Taiwan

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  • Yu-Kai Huang
  • Reid B. Stevens
  • W. Douglass Shaw

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This study evaluates the effects of unit-based pricing (UBP) of municipal solid waste and a mandatory recycling (MR) policy on waste reduction, recycling, illegal dumping, and garbage tourism incidents in major municipalities of Taiwan by using a quasi-experimental framework. The results suggest that the UBP policy curbed the quantity of unsorted waste and increased disposal of biodegradable waste but did not significantly increase recycling. In contrast, the MR policy effectively boosted biodegradable waste and recycling but did not necessarily decrease the amount of unsorted waste. There was a temporary increase in illegal dumping following the UBP policy. No evidence indicates that waste was shipped to nearby urban municipalities that had no UBP policy but likely to a neighbor rural municipality. The efficiency of the UBP in Taiwan is also discussed and compared with similar programs in other countries in this study.

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  • Yu-Kai Huang & Reid B. Stevens & W. Douglass Shaw, 2021. "Waste reduction and waste spillovers: evidence from unit-based pricing of municipal solid waste in Taiwan," Journal of Environmental Economics and Policy, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 10(3), pages 223-242, July.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:teepxx:v:10:y:2021:i:3:p:223-242
    DOI: 10.1080/21606544.2020.1844064
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    1. Di Foggia, Giacomo & Beccarello, Massimo, 2023. "Designing circular economy-compliant municipal solid waste management charging schemes," Utilities Policy, Elsevier, vol. 81(C).

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