TY - JOUR
T1 - Which US municipalities adopt Pay-As-You-Throw and curbside recycling?
AU - Gradus, R.H.J.M.
AU - Homsey, George
AU - Liao, Lu
AU - Warner, Mildred
PY - 2019/4
Y1 - 2019/4
N2 - This study investigates the drivers of curbside recycling program adoption and Pay as You Throw (PAYT) program adoption in 1,856 US local governments using a 2015 survey. While 50% of municipalities and counties adopt curbside recycling programs, we find that the adoption of curbside recycling is limited by capacity constraints; local governments with lower per capita public expenditures and more poverty are less likely to implement curbside recycling. PAYT programs are less common overall (10% of municipalities) and less common in richer communities and more common in communities with higher education levels. Local official political affiliation is not significant in either model. Both programs are less likely in rural places. Our results point to the need for local governments adopting such innovations to address equity, capacity constraints, and efficiency concerns.
AB - This study investigates the drivers of curbside recycling program adoption and Pay as You Throw (PAYT) program adoption in 1,856 US local governments using a 2015 survey. While 50% of municipalities and counties adopt curbside recycling programs, we find that the adoption of curbside recycling is limited by capacity constraints; local governments with lower per capita public expenditures and more poverty are less likely to implement curbside recycling. PAYT programs are less common overall (10% of municipalities) and less common in richer communities and more common in communities with higher education levels. Local official political affiliation is not significant in either model. Both programs are less likely in rural places. Our results point to the need for local governments adopting such innovations to address equity, capacity constraints, and efficiency concerns.
KW - Curbside collection
KW - Local government
KW - Unit-based waste pricing
KW - US
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U2 - 10.1016/j.resconrec.2018.12.012
DO - 10.1016/j.resconrec.2018.12.012
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85059506084
VL - 143
SP - 178
EP - 183
JO - Resources, Conservation and Recycling
JF - Resources, Conservation and Recycling
SN - 0921-3449
ER -