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RECYCLING IN MULTIFAMILY DWELLINGS: DOES CONVENIENCE MATTER?
Author(s) -
Ando Amy W.,
Gosselin Anne Y.
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
economic inquiry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.823
H-Index - 72
eISSN - 1465-7295
pISSN - 0095-2583
DOI - 10.1093/ei/cbi029
Subject(s) - tobit model , probit , probit model , economics , agricultural economics , environmental economics , environmental science , econometrics
Factors that decrease the time cost of recycling have significant positive correlations with recycling rates in multifamily dwellings (MFDs). Waste‐management experts have previously used anecdotes to infer a link between convenience and waste‐diversion rates in MFD recycling programs. This article confirms and quantifies that link by applying probit and double‐censored tobit analysis to survey data from 214 households in Urbana, Illinois. We find a strong connection between recycling rates and the perceived presence of adequate interior space for processing recyclables, and distance to recycling bins affects container‐recycling intensity. The results have implications for cost‐effective design of MFD recycling programs.(JEL DI , Q2 )