Benchmarking in municipal solid waste recycling |
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| Authors: | Doron Lavee Mahmood Khatib |
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| Institution: | 1. Tel Hai Academic College, Department of Economics and Management, Upper Galilee 12210, Israel;2. Tel Aviv University, School of Business Management, Tel Aviv 69978, Israel;1. Wageningen University, Hollandseweg 1, PO Box 8130, Wageningen, The Netherlands;2. Instituto Universitario de Lisboa, Av. das Forcas Armadas, 1649026 Lisboa, Portugal;3. Instituto Superior Tecnico, Universidade de Lisboa, Av. Roveisco Pais, 1049-001 Lisboa, Portugal;4. Center for Operations and Supply Chain Research, Leeds University Business School, Maurice Keyworth Building, Leeds, United Kingdom;1. State Key Joint Laboratory of Environment Simulation and Pollution Control (SKLESPC), School of Environment, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China;2. Key Laboratory for Solid Waste Management and Environment Safety (Tsinghua University), Ministry of Education of China, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China |
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| Abstract: | The paper presents an analysis of the factors influencing the recycling potential of municipalities in Israel, including population size and density, geographic location, current waste levels, and current waste management system. We employ a standard regression analysis in order to develop an econometric model to predict where potential for economically efficient recycling is highest. By applying this model to readily available data, it is possible to predict with close to 90% accuracy whether or not recycling will be economically efficient in any given municipality. Government agencies working to promote advanced waste management solutions have at their disposal only limited resources and budget, and so must concentrate their efforts where they will be most effective. The paper thus provides policy-makers with a powerful tool to help direct their efforts to promote recycling at those municipalities where it is indeed optimal. |
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