Maximizing recycling rates: Participation v. efficiency
Nearly every municipality has implemented a solid waste recycling program in one form or another. For these municipalities, maximizing the amount of municipal solid waste (MSW) that is diverted from landfills and incinerators-sometimes referred to as the recycling or diversion rate-is critical to increasing land-fill life and minimizing disposal costs. The following discussion presumes that the success of a recycling program, as measured by the diversion rate or the recycling rate, is controlled in part by the participation rate in the program and by the participant`s recycling efficiency. For the purpose of this study, participation rate is defined as the percentage of households within a given municipality that participate in a recycling program by sorting.
- OSTI ID:
- 85996
- Journal Information:
- Waste Age, Journal Name: Waste Age Journal Issue: 7 Vol. 26; ISSN WAGEAE; ISSN 0043-1001
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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