Municipal solid-waste recycling market and the European 2020 Horizon Strategy: A regional efficiency analysis in Spain

Expósito, Alfonso; Velasco, Francisco

doi:10.1016/j.jclepro.2017.10.221

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“…Based on previous research on the performance of waste service management [2,22,29,34], the total annual cost of MSW services provided by each municipality was integrated into the efficiency and eco-efficiency evaluation as an input. Information on MSW management is available in the database of the National Waste Declaration System (SINADER, acronym in Spanish), corresponding to the year 2018.…”

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“…In order to develop public policies in the context of the circular economy, it is important to assess both the efficiency and the eco-efficiency. According to the literature [12,19,[21][22][23][24] , some external factors to the management of MSW services carried out by municipalities, such as population density, age range, geographical characteristics, amount of waste generated, socioeconomic level, size of the community, among others, have an impact on the performance (efficiency) of the provision of municipal waste services. However, since there are no studies comparing the metrics of efficiency and ecoefficiency in the provision of MSW services, there is no information about the impact of external factors on the differences between these two metrics.…”

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Evaluation of the Impact of Separative Collection and Recycling of Municipal Solid Waste on Performance: An Empirical Application for Chile

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The collection of municipal solid waste (MSW) is a public service with notable effects on the environment and public health. The objective of this study was to evaluate the impact of selective collection and recycling of MSW on the performance of municipalities in providing MSW services. By employing the data envelopment analysis method, the efficiency and eco-efficiency scores for a sample of 298 municipalities in Chile were analyzed and compared. The efficiency estimation focused on the economic performance of the municipalities in the provision of MSW services, whereas the eco-efficiency assessment also integrated the environmental performance. The results indicated that the selective collection and recycling of MSW had a significant impact on the performance of the municipalities in providing these services. The percentages of efficient and eco-efficient municipalities were very low (4.70% and 4.36%, respectively), thus demonstrating the large room for performance improvement by Chilean municipalities in the management of MSW. The efficient and eco-efficient municipalities were heterogeneously distributed throughout the country, revealing the lack of collaboration between municipalities at the regional level. Finally, exogenous variables to the management of MSW carried out by the municipalities, including the population served, population density, tourism and waste generated per capita, all had an impact on the efficiency and eco-efficiency scores. The results and conclusions of this study are of great relevance for policy makers at the regional and local levels to improve the management of MSW in the context of a circular economy.

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Evaluation of the Impact of Separative Collection and Recycling of Municipal Solid Waste on Performance: An Empirical Application for Chile

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“…A more recent paper [23], focused on the MSW recycling market in Spain at a subnational level (regions are DMUs) and found that per capita income and population density significantly explain regional differences.…”

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Exploratory Data Analysis and Data Envelopment Analysis of Construction and Demolition Waste Management in the European Economic Area

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This paper deals with the efficiency and sustainability of Construction and Demolition Waste (CDW) management in 30 Member States of the European Economic Area (EEA) (the 28 European Union countries plus Norway and Iceland) for the period 2010–2016 using Exploratory Data Analytics (EDA) and Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA). The first stage of the proposed methodology is EDA with already available (the CDW recovery rate) and suggested indicators (e.g., building stock characterization, dwelling occupancy ratio, macroeconomic ratios and CDW breakdown) to characterize the efficiency and sustainability of CDW management. The second stage is to assess the efficiency of countries using DEA through two original CDW production models, one for sustainability, measuring the efficiency of the construction sector for reducing its CDW, and the second a model to score the efficiency of maximizing the CDW recovery rate. The main outcome of the paper is the proposed methodology, which is a candidate for replacing current indicators in order to evaluate the performance of CDW policy, due to is adaptive nature, promoting the continuous improvement and overcoming the limitations of the poor quality of metrics, data and parametric indicators. The methodology has been experimentally validated using Eurostat data for 30 Member States of EEA, ranking them according to the two DEA model scores, to point out the countries considered efficient among those of their scale, as a reference for sustainable and efficient practices.

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“…Also, the efficiency of the processes associated with the circular economy under the 3R principles (Reduce, Reuse, Recycling) should be a concern. It is known that waste prevention and recycling play a primordial role in the European strategy towards a more resource efficient future [67][68][69]. Several laws and directives such as the European Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) Directive regulate the End of Life (EoL) treatment of products and set minimum targets for collection and recycling.…”

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Proposal of a Sustainable Circular Index for Manufacturing Companies

2017

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Abstract:Recently the circular economy has increasingly received attention worldwide due to the recognition that the security of the supply of resources and environmental sustainability are crucial for the prosperity of all the countries and businesses. G20 countries are stimulating the development of frameworks that enhance the circular economy and generally more sustainable production and consumption modes. In this context, this paper aims to suggest an index to assess the sustainability and the circularity of manufacturing companies. With this tenet, a Sustainable Circular Index (SCI) is proposed based on a five-phase framework. This index could support managers in assessing their level of sustainability and circularity and in implementing some practices that could improve the performances of their companies regarding these two topics. This index represents an important benchmarking tool for manufacturing companies to assess their sustainable and circular behavior and represents a guideline for managers.

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Municipal solid-waste recycling market and the European 2020 Horizon Strategy: A regional efficiency analysis in Spain

Cited by 93 publications

References 41 publications

Evaluation of the Impact of Separative Collection and Recycling of Municipal Solid Waste on Performance: An Empirical Application for Chile

Evaluation of the Impact of Separative Collection and Recycling of Municipal Solid Waste on Performance: An Empirical Application for Chile

Exploratory Data Analysis and Data Envelopment Analysis of Construction and Demolition Waste Management in the European Economic Area

Proposal of a Sustainable Circular Index for Manufacturing Companies

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