Abstract
Factors that decrease the time cost of recycling have significant positive correlations with recycling rates in multifamily dwellings (MFDs). Waste-management experts have previously used anecdotes to infer a link between convenience and waste-diversion rates in MFD recycling programs. This article confirms and quantifies that link by applying probit and double-censored tobit analysis to survey data from 214 households in Urbana, Illinois. We find a strong connection between recycling rates and the perceived presence of adequate interior space for processing recyclables, and distance to recycling bins affects container-recycling intensity. The results have implications for cost-effective design of MFD recycling programs.
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 426-438 |
| Number of pages | 13 |
| Journal | Economic Inquiry |
| Volume | 43 |
| Issue number | 2 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 2005 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- General Business, Management and Accounting
- Economics and Econometrics