PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Ferrara, Ida
AU  - Missios, Paul
TI  - A Cross-Country Study of Household Waste Prevention and Recycling: Assessing the Effectiveness of Policy Instruments
AID  - 10.3368/le.88.4.710
DP  - 2012 Nov 01
TA  - Land Economics
PG  - 710--744
VI  - 88
IP  - 4
4099  - http://le.uwpress.org/content/88/4/710.short
4100  - http://le.uwpress.org/content/88/4/710.full
SO  - Land Econ2012 Nov 01; 88
AB  - With worldwide concern for how and where to dispose of household waste, policy makers are increasingly looking for tools to efficiently and effectively reduce the amount of waste households produce. Using a comprehensive household-level data set involving 10,251 respondents from a crosssection of 10 countries (Australia, Canada, Czech Republic, France, Italy, Korea, Mexico, Netherlands, Norway, and Sweden), we examine waste policy, recycling behavior, and waste prevention. Unlike previous work, we empirically make comparisons across countries, incorporate attitudinal characteristics and a wide range of policy instruments, and allow for interdependence of decisions about recycling different materials. (JEL H23, Q58)