Author:
Tiller Kelly J.,Jakus Paul M.
Abstract
As traditional methods of municipal solid waste management (MSWM) become increasingly expensive due to increased regulation, many local governments are considering cooperation as a waste management strategy. A theoretical model is used to specify a partial observability probability model to analyze the decision Tennessee counties made to form either a single-county solid waste region or a multi-county region. We find that, while economies of scale may be a factor in the consolidation decision, similarities and differences between counties in current individual provision levels of solid waste services, ability to pay for services, and expectations for future solid waste service demands are statistically more important.
Publisher
Cambridge University Press (CUP)
Subject
Economics and Econometrics,Agronomy and Crop Science
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1. Not included are materials that also may be disposed of in landfills, but are not generally considered MSW, such as construction and demolition debris, municipal wastewater treatment sludge, and nonhazardous industrial waste (U.S. Environmental Protection Agency 2003).
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5. Another requirement was that all counties were to reduce the amount of MSW entering landfills or incinerators by 25 percent over a four-year period.
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