Sökning: "curbside recycling"
Visar resultat 1 - 5 av 6 uppsatser innehållade orden curbside recycling.
1. Svenska avfallsabonnemang - En studie om utformning av avfallsabonnemang och prissättning som incitament
Magister-uppsats, Lunds universitet/Miljövetenskaplig utbildning; Lunds universitet/Centrum för miljö- och klimatvetenskap (CEC)Sammanfattning : Recycling reduces the need for new raw materials and greenhouse gas emissions. In addition, the new waste legislation from the EU and the Swedish government imposes higher recycling requirements on Swedish municipalities. LÄS MER
2. The Effect of Introducing a Curbside Recycling System on the Recycling Behavior of Households
Master-uppsats, Uppsala universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionenSammanfattning : This research investigates whether the implementation of a curbside recycling system has an effect on the behavior of households with regard to the recycling of packaging material in Sweden. Previous research presented in the literature points out that the decision to engage in recycling behavior, rather than free-riding on the contributions of others, is based on the perceived contribution of others. LÄS MER
3. The Opportunity Cost of Households´ Recycling Efforts : The Role of Norms and Warm-Glow Motives
Uppsats för yrkesexamina på avancerad nivå, Luleå tekniska universitet/Institutionen för ekonomi, teknik och samhälleSammanfattning : The overall aim of this thesis is to examine households´ preferences towards relaxing the time demanding aspects of transporting sorted packaging waste. According to welfare economics, households should be willing to pay an amount equal to their reservation wage to benefit from more leisure time. However, specific types of norms, e.g. LÄS MER
4. Enkätundersökning om attityder gentemot källsortering bland invånarna i Kiruna centralort
Magister-uppsats, Stockholms universitet/Institutionen för naturgeografiSammanfattning : Recycling is one of the most significant action we can do to reduce the environmental impactof waste. More efficient use of natural resources and the reduced greenhouse gas emissions is two major environmental benefits. The people that live on this planet have a key role in increasing recycling by sorting their household waste. LÄS MER
5. The waste of time – how a lower opportunity cost could increase households’ recycling effort : an empirical analysis of the effect of curbsiderecycling on waste sorting efforts in Swedishmunicipalities
Master-uppsats, SLU/Dept. of EconomicsSammanfattning : Introduction of residential curbside recycling programs are assumed to have a positive effect on households’ waste sorting effort since it facilitates recycling in the context of daily life and provides a lower behavioural cost in terms of time, effort and storage cost compared to drop-off recycling. In Sweden, three different systems for curbside collection are used for waste sorting; four-compartment bins, different coloured bags, and bags and containers. LÄS MER