TY - JOUR
AU - Villas‐Boas, Sofia B.
AB - AB2020 established a deposit‐refund system in California, where consumers are reimbursed the California Redemption Value (CRV) upon recycling eligible containers at a recycling center. We study recycling under this policy, focusing on consumer convenience, reported recycling and diversion behavior, and responses to changes in the CRV amount. We find that consumers prefer nearby centers with flexible operating hours and short waiting times. While the CRV induces recycling, an increase in CRV would not lead to major recycling increases, given the limited number of containers entering trash streams. Finally, most diverted containers are taken from trash streams, not curbside recycling bins.
TI - Recycling Policies, Behavior and Convenience: Survey Evidence from the CalRecycle Program
JF - Applied Economic Perspective and Policy
DO - 10.1002/aepp.13117
DA - 2021-06-01
UR - https://www.deepdyve.com/lp/wiley/recycling-policies-behavior-and-convenience-survey-evidence-from-the-M0eZAnEVAR
SP - 641
EP - 658
VL - 43
IS - 2
DP - DeepDyve
ER -