Stick or carrot? The use of policy measures to move waste management up the hierarchy
Abstract
A systematic shift in waste management away from disposal and towards waste prevention and recycling requires the use of an integrated set of policy measures to change the behaviour of waste generators; industry, commerce and consumers. This paper uses comprehensive data on policy measures in some 25 countries to examine the available options. The conclusion is that a balanced strategy needs to combine information dissemination mechanisms, legislative "sticks", producer responsibility, other economic "sticks" and economic "carrots". © 1996 ISWA
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Waste prevention requires changes in people's behavior, both collectively and individually.
“Waste prevention requires changes in people's behavior, both collectively (e.g., companies) and individually (BioIntelligence Service 2011, Wilson 1996).”
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- Authors
- Wilson, D. C.
- Affiliations
- Environmental Resources Management (United Kingdom) (GB)
- Corresponding author
- Wilson, David C.
- ORCID
- Wilson, David C.
- Venue
- Waste Management & Research: The Journal for a Sustainable Circular Economy
- Publisher
- SAGE Publications
- Published
- 1996-07
- Volume
- 14
- Issue
- 4
- Pages
- 385-398
- ISSN
- 0734-242X (ISSN-L)
- 1096-3669
- OpenAlex
- W1995650985
- Cited by
- 65
- References
- 1
- Citations by year
- 2025: 2 · 2023: 4 · 2022: 3 · 2021: 5 · 2020: 3 · 2019: 3 · 2018: 1 · 2017: 4 · 2016: 4 · 2015: 3 · 2014: 3 · 2013: 3 · 2012: 1
- FWCI
- 1.79
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Waste Management & Research The Journal for a Sustainable Circular Economy (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Waste Management and Disposal › Municipal Solid Waste Management
- Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Waste Management and Disposal › Waste Management and Recycling
- Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Waste Management and Disposal › Recycling and Waste Management Techniques
- Keywords
- waste hierarchy, waste prevention, recycling, extended producer responsibility, economic incentives, information dissemination, waste management regulation, waste generators, behavior change
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