TY - CHAP
T1 - Recycling Behavior and Convenience
AU - Berck, Peter
AU - Blundell, Marshall
AU - Englander, Gabriel
AU - Gold, Samantha
AU - He, Yulei (Shelley)
AU - Horsager, Janet
AU - Kaplan, Scott
AU - Van Dop Sears, Molly
AU - Stevens, Andrew
AU - Trachtman, Carly
AU - Taylor, Rebecca
AU - Villas-Boas, Sofia B.
AU - Berck, Cyndi Spindell
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© The Author(s) 2023.
PY - 2023
Y1 - 2023
N2 - This chapter provides a comprehensive review of the current state of California’s recycling policies. Specifically, we focus on the demand side of the recycling system and summarize some of the evidence around the efficacy of the California Department of Recycling’s (CalRecycle) deposit-refund recycling program – in conjunction with other recycling alternatives, such as curbside recycling pickup – in providing convenient recycling options to consumers. In Sect. 2, we provide some relevant background on recycling policy in California. In Sect. 3, we discuss the findings in Berck et al. (2021), which uses survey data to empirically assess who recycles and how the public defines convenience in recycling opportunities. Next, in Sect. 4, we present the main takeaways from Berck et al. (2020), which focuses on the consumer survey evidence to estimate California residents’ preferences and willingness to pay (WTP) for current beverage container recycling methods, including curbside pickup services, drop-off at government-subsidized recycling centers, and drop-off at non-subsidized centers. Finally, in Sect. 5, we discuss avenues for future research.
AB - This chapter provides a comprehensive review of the current state of California’s recycling policies. Specifically, we focus on the demand side of the recycling system and summarize some of the evidence around the efficacy of the California Department of Recycling’s (CalRecycle) deposit-refund recycling program – in conjunction with other recycling alternatives, such as curbside recycling pickup – in providing convenient recycling options to consumers. In Sect. 2, we provide some relevant background on recycling policy in California. In Sect. 3, we discuss the findings in Berck et al. (2021), which uses survey data to empirically assess who recycles and how the public defines convenience in recycling opportunities. Next, in Sect. 4, we present the main takeaways from Berck et al. (2020), which focuses on the consumer survey evidence to estimate California residents’ preferences and willingness to pay (WTP) for current beverage container recycling methods, including curbside pickup services, drop-off at government-subsidized recycling centers, and drop-off at non-subsidized centers. Finally, in Sect. 5, we discuss avenues for future research.
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U2 - 10.1007/978-3-031-24823-8_17
DO - 10.1007/978-3-031-24823-8_17
M3 - Chapter
AN - SCOPUS:85178107190
SN - 9783031248221
SN - 9783031248252
T3 - Natural Resource Management and Policy
SP - 213
EP - 230
BT - Sustainable Resource Development in the 21st Century
A2 - Zilberman, David
A2 - Perloff, Jeffrey M
A2 - Berck, Cyndi Spindell
PB - Springer
ER -