The impact of a gain-sharing cost-reflective tariff on waste management cost under incentive regulation: The Italian case

Foggia, Giacomo Di

doi:10.1016/j.jenvman.2020.110526

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“…The implementation of GSCs in regions characterized by insufficient waste treatment capacity might outperform other charging schemes, and it would be a way to increase the cost reflectiveness of charging schemes. Consistent with previous insights (Di Foggia and Beccarello, 2020). Considering the Italian landscape, even a recent study emphasized that the Italian MSW tariff system already in use is a suboptimal pricing method and thus proposed an alternative implementation of the UCS (Drosi et al, 2020).…”

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Designing Circular Economy-Compliant Municipal Solid Waste Management Charging Schemes

Foggia

Beccarello

2023

SSRN Journal

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Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 75%

Designing Circular Economy-Compliant Municipal Solid Waste Management Charging Schemes

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Beccarello

2023

SSRN Journal

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“…In fact, if a punctual tariff were introduced, the costs would significantly increase. For example, if the tariff system used in Trentino was also implemented in the locations of Uninsubria, the current cost would increase for >30% [24,25]. This cost increase could be avoided by reaching the SC objectives achievable with the implementation of all the interventions foreseen in the project.…”

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“…Differently from other contexts, waste management is based on a "punctual tariff" system, which accounts for the effective volume of RMSW generated by the users. The users, thus, pay a fixed tax and a variable cost that depends on the amount of RMSW produced [24,25]. Such a system obliges the users to become responsible for their habits when purchasing products and when separating the waste.…”

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MSW Management in Universities: Sharing Best Practices

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The optimization of municipal solid waste management requires the re-organization of niche sectors too. The sector of the university is not fully explored from the scientific point of view. The creation of networks among universities in order to face this issue allows an exchange of expertise also at an international level as demonstrated in this article, by three case studies: two Italian (University of Trento and University of Insubria) and one Russian (Ural Federal University) universities. This study highlights the pros and cons of each university in terms of waste management. Specifically, setting up communication campaigns, standard procedures, monitoring actions, pricing strategies that incentivize selective collection, and improving the collaboration within the university community are identified as crucial initiatives. The margins of improvement of the three universities analyzed are favored by the composition of the generated waste. The implementation of good practices can give economic advantages to the universities, besides improving their level of sustainability.

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“…First, at the waste collection stage, the separation of unsorted and sorted waste takes place. Second, the treatment and disposal stages are when recyclable waste is treated and residual waste is disposed of [3].…”

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Defining the Organization of Municipal Solid Waste Management Based on Production Costs

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Foggia

2023

Urban Science

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A long-lasting dilemma on the efficient provision of services of general economic interest has become increasingly important in the waste management industry: competition or monopoly in municipal solid waste management. Previous literature has primarily examined the economics of scale and scope to provide an adequate response. Here, we contribute by investigating subadditivity in municipal solid waste management service costs. Subadditivity is a critical concept used to justify imperfect competition, which encourages natural monopolies where one producer will function more effectively than more firms. To test the hypothesis that a subadditivity in costs in waste management exists, we design a simulation based on empirical data for Milan, Italy. We compared the total production cost of the incumbent firm with the alternative hypothesis built by dividing the city into four areas and assigning each area to a different hypothetical firm. The results suggest that the existence of subadditivity results in 6% lower production costs, primarily stemming from business synergies, lower transactional costs, and optimization of productive resources and facilities. The evidence justifies, ceteris paribus, that the provision by a single firm is preferable to multiple firms in the analysis case. Implications for policies are straightforward. The one-fit rule approach fails to set the best condition for policymakers to create a level playing field transparently and efficiently for industry operators to perform efficiently.

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The impact of a gain-sharing cost-reflective tariff on waste management cost under incentive regulation: The Italian case

Abstract: The impact of a gain-sharing cost-reflective tariff on waste management cost under incentive regulation: The Italian case Jounal of Environmental Management

Cited by 14 publications

References 40 publications

Designing Circular Economy-Compliant Municipal Solid Waste Management Charging Schemes

Designing Circular Economy-Compliant Municipal Solid Waste Management Charging Schemes

MSW Management in Universities: Sharing Best Practices

Defining the Organization of Municipal Solid Waste Management Based on Production Costs

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