Essays about: "Pay As You Throw"

Found 3 essays containing the words Pay As You Throw.

  1. 1. How Can Unit Pricing Be Employed and Improve Municipal Waste Management in Shanghai?

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Internationella miljöinstitutet

    Author : Lan Li; [2020]
    Keywords : Pay As You Throw; Unit Pricing; Municipal Solid Waste Management; Source Separation; Waste Reduction; Recycling Behavior; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : China is on a transition to waste management charging reform and pursuing effective eco-nomic incentives on an individual level. Pay-As-You-Throw (PAYT)/Unit pricing is recog-nized as an important and effective means to waste prevention and source segregation ren-dered by the government mostly in the developed countries. READ MORE

  3. 2. Assessing the impact of policy instruments on food waste reduction in the EU

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Energy and Technology

    Author : Lena Krautscheid; [2020]
    Keywords : Food waste; Surplus food; Sustainable Development; Policy instruments; Food value chain; Waste management; Waste disposal;

    Abstract : The issue of food waste and loss is becoming a critical issue all around the globe, resulting in an unsustainable food system. Therefore, food waste reduction is essential to provide food security and combat environmental impacts that deprive agricultural production in the upcoming decades. READ MORE

  4. 3. All About the Money: A Cultural Analysis of Financial Incentives as a Motivator for Improved Household Waste Separation

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Avdelningen för etnologi

    Author : Anne Oosterwijk; [2015]
    Keywords : MACA; cultural barriers; waste management; source separation; waste; financial incentives; recycling; cultural categories; Cultural Sciences;

    Abstract : In the Netherlands it is very common to separate household waste inside the home. In several Dutch municipalities a financial incentive system has been implemented that is intended to motivate residents to manage and separate household waste more efficiently. READ MORE