Effect of kerbside collection on waste fractions separation

Result code in IS VaVaI
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Result on the web
<a href="https://www.fep.up.pt/conferences/icee2017/index.php?id_page=164" target="_blank" >https://www.fep.up.pt/conferences/icee2017/index.php?id_page=164</a>
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Result language
angličtina
Original language name
Effect of kerbside collection on waste fractions separation
Original language description
Kerbside collection of recyclable municipal waste represents an alternative to the common bring-in collection schemes. Compared to bring-in schemes, kerbside collection should provide higher convenience to the people participating in waste separation, as the distance needed to be covered with the separated waste fractions becomes practically non-existent. In this paper we examine the effect of a kerbside collection on the amount of collected separated waste fractions, namely paper and cardboard and plastics, compared to the dominant collection through drop-off sites. We use data from 503 municipalities in Czechia. Our results suggest that kerbside collection can more than double the collected amount of paper and cardboard. In case of plastics we have also identified an increase in the separated amount, although the improvement was less notable. Additionally we have identified a strong effect of implementing incentive programs to the waste separation system in case of both examined waste fractions. On the other hand, the effect on municipal finance was not very significant, and waste expenditures are approximately the same with both collection systems.
Czech name
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Czech description
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Project
<a href="/en/project/GA17-15887S" target="_blank" >GA17-15887S: Identifying key factors of successful inter-municipal cooperation</a><br>
Continuities
P - Projekt vyzkumu a vyvoje financovany z verejnych zdroju (s odkazem do CEP)

Publication year
2017
Confidentiality
S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Article name in the collection
Proceedings of the 3rd International Conference on Energy and Environment
ISBN
9789729539695
ISSN
2183-3982
e-ISSN
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Number of pages
7
Pages from-to
582-588
Publisher name
School of Economics and Management of the University of Porto
Place of publication
Porto
Event location
Porto
Event date
Jun 29, 2017
Type of event by nationality
WRD - Celosvětová akce
UT code for WoS article
000444802100080

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