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Recycling Behavior and Convenience

In: Sustainable Resource Development in the 21st Century

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  • Peter Berck

    (University of California)

  • Marshall Blundell

    (University of California, Berkeley)

  • Gabriel Englander

    (Development Research Group, World Bank)

  • Samantha Gold

    (Cornell Brooks Public Policy)

  • Yulei (Shelley) He

    (University of California)

  • Janet Horsager

    (Margaret Chase Smith Policy Center)

  • Scott Kaplan

    (US Naval Academy)

  • Molly Dop Sears

    (Michigan State University)

  • Andrew Stevens

    (University of Wisconsin)

  • Carly Trachtman

    (International Food Policy Research Institute, Markets, Trade, and Institutions Division)

  • Rebecca Taylor

    (University of Sydney, School of Economics)

  • Sofia B. Villas-Boas

    (Class of 1934 Robert Gordon Sproul Distinguished Professor in Agricultural Economics and Professor of Agricultural and Resource Economics)

  • Cyndi Spindell Berck

    (International Academic Editorial Services)

Abstract

This chapter provides a comprehensive review of the current state of California’s recycling policies. Specifically, we focus on the demand side of the recycling system and summarize some of the evidence around the efficacy of the California Department of Recycling’s (CalRecycle) deposit-refund recycling program – in conjunction with other recycling alternatives, such as curbside recycling pickup – in providing convenient recycling options to consumers. In Sect. 2, we provide some relevant background on recycling policy in California. In Sect. 3, we discuss the findings in Berck et al. (2021), which uses survey data to empirically assess who recycles and how the public defines convenience in recycling opportunities. Next, in Sect. 4, we present the main takeaways from Berck et al. (2020), which focuses on the consumer survey evidence to estimate California residents’ preferences and willingness to pay (WTP) for current beverage container recycling methods, including curbside pickup services, drop-off at government-subsidized recycling centers, and drop-off at non-subsidized centers. Finally, in Sect. 5, we discuss avenues for future research.

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  • Peter Berck & Marshall Blundell & Gabriel Englander & Samantha Gold & Yulei (Shelley) He & Janet Horsager & Scott Kaplan & Molly Dop Sears & Andrew Stevens & Carly Trachtman & Rebecca Taylor & Sofia B, 2023. "Recycling Behavior and Convenience," Natural Resource Management and Policy, in: David Zilberman & Jeffrey M. Perloff & Cyndi Spindell Berck (ed.), Sustainable Resource Development in the 21st Century, pages 213-230, Springer.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:nrmchp:978-3-031-24823-8_17
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-24823-8_17
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