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Book SynopsisConsisting primarily of empirical research efforts – although theoretical underpinnings are also explored thoroughly – the Handbook serves to further the understanding of the behaviors of waste generators and waste processors and the array of policies influencing these behaviors.
Table of ContentsContents: 1. The History and Future of Municipal Solid Waste Characterization: New York City and the Study of Fortunes in Refuse Samantha MacBride PART I: BEHAVIORAL ECONOMICS AND WASTE MANAGEMENT 2. Is There a Social Norm to Recycle? Andrew Abbott, Shasikanta Nandeibam and Lucy O’Shea 3. Household Waste Management: Waste Generation, Recycling and Waste Prevention Isa Ferrara and Paul Missios 4. Environmental Volunteer Activities in Local Waste Management Shigeru Matsumoto 5. Household Preferences for Alternative Trash and Recycling Services in Small Towns: Is Single Stream the Future of Rural Recycling? Christopher Wright, John M. Halstead and Ju-Chin Huang PART II: FRONTIERS IN WASTE MANAGEMENT RESEARCH 6. Does the NIMBY Strategy Really Promote a Self-interest? Evidence from England’s Waste Management Policy Masashi Yamamoto and Yuichiro Yoshida 7. Industrial Waste Shipments and Trade Restrictions Toshiaki Sasao 8. International Aspects of Waste Management: The Waste Haven Effect on Global Reuse Hide-Fumi Yokoo 9. An Initiative Towards Curbing the Usage of Plastic Bags in Supermarkets: A Case Study in Chennai, India Sukanya Das and Nethravathi Prasad 10. Waste Management Beyond the Italian North–South Divide: Spatial Analyses of Geographical, Economic and Institutional Dimensions Massimiliano Mazzanti and Anna Montini PART III: ADVANCES IN WASTE MANAGEMENT RESEARCH 11. Waste Management in the Netherlands Elbert Dijkgraaf and Raymond Gradus 12. Do Not Miss the Opportunity! When to Introduce Monetary Incentives Alessandro Bucciol, Natalia Montinari and Marco Piovesan 13. Optimal Trade and Recycling Policies in Vertically Related Markets Hajime Sugeta and Takayoshi Shinkuma 14. Factors in Determining Demand for Reusable Glass Bottles Daisuke Numata 15. Double Asymmetry of Information in a Waste Treatment Contract Daisuke Ichinose and Eiji B. Hosoda 16. Size and Density Economies in Refuse Collection Graziano Abrate, Fabrizio Erbetta, Giovanni Fraquelli and Davide Vannoni Index
