WASTE RECYCLING

Hazardous Waste Recycling

he 1980s brought changing trends into the waste market with increased reclamation, T recycling and waste minimization efforts. Adapting proven tcchnologies has aided in moving these three forms of waste managcment forward. A t EncycleITexas, Inc. (ETI), the fundamental objcctive of recycling is to convert hazardous waste into products. Founded in 1988, ET1 recycles metalbearing waste streams to...

Waste, poverty and recycling

Environmental hazards as a consequence of mass consumption and waste disposal remain largely unconsidered in affluent societies. Resources embodied in waste are not recognized. In Latin America, Asia and Africa, in particular, an extensive informal sector is involved in the collecting and separating of recyclable materials. This widespread activity provides an insight into the resourcefulness o...

Recycling and Solid Waste Study:

In this paper we aim to determine how the city of Eugene, Oregon compares to other cities in terms of its citizens’ willingness-to-pay (WTP) for recycling service. Also, we will determine what the expected WTP for Eugene residents and use that result to make policy recommendations. We use WTP as an indication of a city’s relative valuation of recycling services in their community. We will use W...

Update on Waste Recycling Study

Curbside Recycling: Waste Resource or Waste of Resources?

In this paper, we address the often contentious debate over state and local recycling policy by carefully estimating the social net benefit of curbside recycling. Benefits are estimated using household survey data from over 4,000 households across 40 western U.S. cities. We calibrate household willingness-to-pay for hypothetical bias using an innovative experimental design that contrasts stated...