Effectiveness of deposit-refund systems for household waste in the Netherlands
| Autor: | Pieter van Beukering, Vincent Linderhof, Heleen Bartelings, Frans Oosterhuis |
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| Přispěvatelé: | Environmental Economics |
| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2019 |
| Předmět: |
Environmental Engineering
0208 environmental biotechnology Deposit-refund schemes WASS Effectiveness 02 engineering and technology 010501 environmental sciences Management Monitoring Policy and Law Reuse 01 natural sciences Batteries Electric Power Supplies Waste Management Recycling International Policy White goods Partial equilibrium model Waste Management and Disposal Internationaal Beleid Green Economy and Landuse 0105 earth and related environmental sciences Netherlands Household waste Partial equilibrium Commerce Subsidy The Netherlands General Medicine Environmental economics 020801 environmental engineering Product (business) Policy Groene Economie en Ruimte Small electric appliances Business SDG 12 - Responsible Consumption and Production |
| Zdroj: | Linderhof, V, Oosterhuis, F H, van Beukering, P J H & Bartelings, H 2019, ' Effectiveness of deposit-refund systems for household waste in the Netherlands : Applying a partial equilibrium model ', Journal of Environmental Management, vol. 232, pp. 842-850 . https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2018.11.102 Journal of Environmental Management 232 (2019) Journal of Environmental Management, 232, 842-850 Journal of Environmental Management, 232, 842-850. Academic Press Inc. |
| ISSN: | 1095-8630 0301-4797 |
| Popis: | Deposit-refund schemes (DRS) are basically a combination of two instruments: a tax on the purchase of a certain product, and a subsidy on the separate collection of the same product in its after-use stage. They can be efficient policy instruments to encourage reuse and recycling. However, empirical studies on impact of DRS systems on recycling rates are hardly done. In this paper, we applied the Fullerton-Wu model, a partial equilibrium model, to simulate the impact of introducing mandatory DRS for small electric appliances and batteries in the Netherlands. For small electric appliances, a deposit-refund rate of €5 to €15 per appliance would lead to an increase in the recycling rate (recycled appliances as a percentage of total amount of appliances disposed of) from 60.7% to 64.7% and 76.4% respectively. For batteries, a DRS would increase the recycling rate from 86.9% to between 87.2 and 89.2% depending on the deposit tax level ranging from €5 to €20 per kg and the price elasticities assumed (low and high). Obviously, the performance of DRS in terms of additional recycling is stronger in cases where current recycling rates are relatively low. Moreover, the pre-existence of an infrastructure for separate collection would make small white goods an interesting candidate for this instrument. |
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