Abstract
In recent years reducing the amount of waste generated by households has become an important policy issue in industralised economies. It is no longer acceptable to discard waste without concern for environmental and natural resource issues. In an effort to reduce household waste various policy instruments such as kerbside charges, deposit-refund schemes, integrated sales tax exemptions and virgin material taxes, have been proposed and/or implemented. This article reviews the economics literature that has addressed household waste management. It is argued that a comprehensive modelling framework is necessary if the complex policy environment is to be accurately described.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 269-302 |
| Number of pages | 34 |
| Journal | Australian Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics |
| Volume | 42 |
| Issue number | 3 |
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| Publication status | Published - 1 Jan 1998 |
| Externally published | Yes |