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Identifying the key factors in increasing recycling and reducing residual household waste: a case study of the Flemish region of Belgium
Authors:Gellynck X  Jacobsen R  Verhelst P
Institution:Department of Agricultural Economics, Ghent University, Coupure Links 653, B-9000 Ghent, Belgium. Xavier.Gellynck@ugent.be
Abstract:The competent waste authority in the Flemish region of Belgium created the 'Implementation plan household waste 2003-2007' and the 'Implementation plan sustainable management 2010-2015' to comply with EU regulation. It incorporates European and regional requirements and describes strategies, goals, actions and instruments for the collection and treatment of household waste. The central mandatory goal is to reduce and maintain the amount of residual household waste to 150 kg per capita per year between 2010-2015. In literature, a reasonable body of information has been published on the effectiveness and efficiency of a variety of policy instruments, but the information is complex, often contradictory and difficult to interpret. The objective of this paper is to identify, through the development of a binary logistic regression model, those variables of the waste collection scheme that help municipalities to reach the mandatory 150 kg goal. The model covers a number of variables for household characteristics, provision of recycling services, frequency of waste collection and charging for waste services. This paper, however, is not about waste prevention and reuse. The dataset originates from 2003. Four out of 12 variables in the model contributed significantly: income per capita, cost of residual waste collection, collection frequency and separate curbside collection of organic waste.
Keywords:Residual household waste  Waste management planModeling  Curbside recycling  Waste charging  Waste collection frequency
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