A Flexible and Sustainable Analysis of Waste Efficiency at the European Level
Idiano D’Adamo,
Cinzia Daraio,
Simone Di Leo
et al.
Abstract:This paper analyses the waste management efficiency of European Union countries using a flexible nonparametric methodology known as directional data envelopment analysis (DEA). The study evaluates performance at the macro (country) level, considering waste generated as input, landfilled and incinerated waste as bad output and recycled waste as output. The analysis incorporates the heterogeneity and specificities of each country, with respect to social and economic sustainability, establishing specific and real… Show more
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