Recycling and waste diversion effectiveness: Evidence from Canada

Environmental and Resource Economics

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 221-238

  Ferrara, Ida ^a   Missios, Paul ^b  

^a YORK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b RYERSON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Environmental policy; Household waste; Ordered probit; Recycling; User fees

Indexed keywords

DATA ACQUISITION; DOMESTIC APPLIANCES; LAND FILL; REFUSE DISPOSAL; TOXIC MATERIALS;

TIN CANS; TOXIC CHEMICALS; USER FREE SYSTEMS; WASTE DIVERSION;

RECYCLING;

DOMESTIC WASTE; RECYCLING; USER FEE; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

CANADA; NORTH AMERICA; ONTARIO; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

EID: 13244281772     PISSN: 09246460     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10640-004-1518-z     Document Type: Article

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