A charge model for household waste management services: a case study of Tehran municipality |
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Authors: | Mohammad Reza Nazari Khalil Kalantari Iraj Ghasemi Mahdi Jalili Ghazizade |
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Institution: | 1.Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Economics, Environmental Sciences Research Institute,Shahid Beheshti University,Tehran,Iran;2.Faculty of Agricultural Economic and Development,University of Tehran,Karadj,Iran;3.Academic Center for Education and Research,Institute of Humanities and Social Sciences,Tehran,Iran;4.Department of Environmental Technologies, Environmental Sciences Research Institute,Shahid Beheshti University,Tehran,Iran |
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Abstract: | In practice, it is difficult to implement Pay-As-You-Throw charge systems based on accurate estimates of waste generation. In many cities, this is made impossible, due to lack of technical and administrative infrastructure and cultural considerations, especially in developing countries. This paper presents an alternative two-component charge model that is the combination of cost-accounting technique of Waste Management Services (WMSs) and econometric functions of waste generation. Practical and computation steps considered by the model are presented as a proposal to reform the current system of waste charge in Tehran municipality. The presented model is simple to implement and resolves some of the disadvantages of the traditional methods of waste charge systems, including insufficient revenue to cover the cost of waste management and unfairness related to social inequality. |
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