Document Type
Article
Publication Title
Environmental Law Reporter
Publication Date
11-2023
ISSN
2995-9055
Page Number
10804
Keywords
recycling policies, environmental law, sustainability
Disciplines
Environmental Law | Law
Abstract
Household recycling is valuable because it reduces demand for virgin raw materials and lessens the cost of making products containing paper, metal, glass, or plastic. Effective recycling programs limit the amount of materials sent to landfills. Understanding the policies and contexts that are most conducive to promot- ing recycling can assist in the development of more effective recycling systems. It can also help businesses that are concerned with the disposition of their products and packaging. Using the most comprehensive data set on U.S. household recycling behavior, this Comment quantifies the relative impact on recycling of characteristics associ- ated with recycling in different populations, under different governmental rules, and having different facilitating resources and amenities.
Recommended Citation
W. Kip Viscusi, Joel Huber, and Jason Bell,
Using Objective Characteristics to Target Household Recycling Policies, 53 Environmental Law Reporter. 10804
(2023)
Available at: https://scholarship.law.vanderbilt.edu/faculty-publications/1411