1. Department of Logistics Management, School of Economics and Management, Beijing Jiaotong University, Beijing, 100044, China;2. Department of Logistics Management, Business School, Shandong University, Weihai, 264209, China
Abstract:
This paper provides an empirical analysis of the effects of weight-based pricing in the collection of household waste. Using a comprehensive panel data set on all households in a Dutch municipality we estimate short-run as well as long-run price effects for the amounts of both compostable and non-recyclable household waste. We find significant and sizeable price effects, with the elasticity for compostable waste being four times as large as the elasticity for non-recyclable waste. Long-run elasticities are about 30% larger than short-run elasticities.