The Impact of Solid Waste Management to the Economic Growth in selected OECD Countries and Philippines

Solid waste was an unavoidable by-product of most human activities. management played a significant role in reducing and increasing recycling the MSW sector. The purpose this study to discuss effects environmental factors on variables such as municipal solid (MSW), per capita, rate socioeconomic population economic performance from selected countries or economies. used OECD countries, namely, South Korea, USA, Spain, Switzerland, Philippines utilizing their annual data 1990 2018. This employed panel regression analysis examine effect individual economy Granger Causality test with basis Environmental Kuznets Curve (EKC) conduct empirical verification theoretical basis. result indicated that (MSW) has positive country's growth (GDP capita). However, for material recycling, Spain only country shown relationship between (Recycling Rate) While rest have no growth. results granger causality are confirmed bidirectionally capita GDP %(EG), Recycling Rate(RR). research strongly recommended policies/practices Countries should be considered applied decrease amount increase MSW.