Household Responses to Pricing Garbage by the Bag
Household Responses to Pricing Garbage by the Bag
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家庭对垃圾按袋定价的反应
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发表时间：
1994
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通讯作者：
Thomas C. Kinnaman
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作者：
D. Fullerton;Thomas C. Kinnaman
本文估计了居民对实施生活垃圾收集单位定价的反应。我们收集了弗吉尼亚州夏洛茨维尔市75户家庭每周垃圾重量和体积以及回收利用的原始数据，这些数据都是在一个要求每袋垃圾上贴上80美分标签的项目开始之前和之后收集的。该数据集是同类数据中的第一个。我们估计了家庭对收集垃圾和可回收材料的需求，对家庭垃圾密度的影响，以及家庭非法倾倒的数量。我们还估计了一个家庭选择各种方法来减少垃圾的概率。在实施单位价格计划后，我们发现家庭（1）减少了14%的垃圾重量，（2）减少了37%的垃圾体积，（3）增加了16%的可回收材料的重量。我们估计，额外的非法-或至少可疑-处置占每人每周0.42磅，或28%的垃圾减少观察到在路边。
This paper estimates household reaction to the implementation of unit-pricing for the collection of residential garbage. We gather original data on weight and volume of weekly garbage and recycling of 75 households in Charlottesville, Virginia, both before and after the start of a program that requires an eighty-cent sticker on each bag of garbage. This data set is the first of its kind. We estimate household demands for the collection of garbage and recyclable material, the effect on density of household garbage, and the amount of illegal dumping by households. We also estimate the probability that a household chooses each method available to reduce its garbage. In response to the implementation of this unit-pricing program, we find that households (1) reduced the weight of their garbage by 14%, (2) reduced the volume of garbage by 37% and (3) increased the weight of their recyclable materials by 16%. We estimate that additional illegal -- or at least suspicious -- disposal accounts for 0.42 pounds per person per week, or 28% of the reduction in garbage observed at the curb.