The effect of recycling price uncertainty on municipal waste management choices

Determining advanced recycling fees and subsidies in “E-scrap” reverse supply chains

“…A deposit-refund system requires consumers to pay a deposit that is subsequently refunded when they return the reusable part of the product (Kulshreshtha and Sarangi, 2001). Lavee et al (2009) investigate the effect of price uncertainty on waste management decisions by municipalities on whether or not to switch from landfill to recycling. Other policy options are various take-back requirements (Fullerton and Wu, 1998;Huhtala, 1999;Eichner and Runkel, 2005;Hong et al, 2007b).…”

Experimental study on separation of valuable refractory aggregate from investment casting ceramic shell waste

“…Compared with conventional casting, the shell waste has higher strength after shakeout because it experiences a more complex process during shell-making. To date, the complexity of recycling the waste inhibits the development of investment casting [4][5][6][7] . Thus, developing new approaches of recycling the investment casting ceramic shell waste is of great significance.…”

Sustained Carbon Emissions Reductions through Zero Waste Strategies for South African Municipalities

“…Depending on the price of virgin materials, and other commodities such as oil, it may be cheaper to produce products from virgin materials, rather then through recycling. This reduces the demand for recyclables, and therefore directly affects prices (Stromberg, 2004;Lavee et al, 2009). A study by Tsilemou et al (2006) evaluated the capital and operating costs of 16 anaerobic digestion plants.…”