Exploring the relationship between municipal promotion and education investments and recycling rate performance in Ontario,Canada |
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| Institution: | 1. University of Vermont College of Medicine, Burlington, Vermont;2. David Geffen School of Medicine at the University of California, Los Angeles, California;3. Good Samaritan Regional Medical Center, Corvallis, Oregon;4. Silver Falls Dermatology, Salem, Oregon;1. School for Resource and Environmental Studies, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS, Canada;2. Faculty of Agriculture, Dalhousie University, Truro, NS, Canada;1. Hellenic National Collective Alternative Management and Recycling System of Packaging - Rewarding Recycling S. A., 11742, Athens, Attica, Greece;2. Department of Economics, School of Economics and Political Sciences, University of Athens (UoA), 10559, Athens, Attica, Greece;3. Department of Economics and Sustainable Development, School of Environment, Geography and Applied Economics, Harokopio University (HUA), 17671, Kallithea, Attica, Greece;4. Laboratory of Chemical Engineering and Engineering Sustainability, Faculty of Pure and Applied Sciences, Open University of Cyprus (ΟUC), Giannou Kranisdioti 33, 2220, Latsia, Nicosia, Cyprus;5. School of Architecture, Engineering, Land and Environmental Sciences, Neapolis University Pafos (NUP), 8042, Pafos, Cyprus;6. Department of Economics and Law, University of Macerata, Via Armaroli 43, I-62100, Macerata, Italy |
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| Abstract: | This study examines the effects of municipal promotion and education (P&E) investments on the recycling rates of recyclables found in Ontario's residential waste stream. Using panel data collected from 223 Ontario municipalities between 2003 and 2012, this study examines whether investments in recycling P&E lead to an increase in household recycling. Investments in recycling promotion and education have been characterized as a policy best practice and is promoted as one of the primary drivers of resource conservation and sustainability in Ontario. Focus is placed on analyzing: (a) the relationship between P&E expenditures and recycling rates in the province, (b) the relationship between municipal recycling rates and P&E investments at different funding levels and (c) the impact of locality on promotion and education efficacy. The results of the statistical regressions indicate that investments in recycling P&E do not increase municipal recycling rates, necessitating a re-evaluation of existing policy and management practices. |
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| Keywords: | Recycling Promotion and education Diversion Cost containment Ontario |
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