Analyzing Costs and Benefits of Recycling Waste Policies in Nagoya City

• Naka Yuji

  Chemical Resources Laboratory, Tokyo Institute of Technology

• Kagiyama Takashi

  Chemical Resources Laboratory, Tokyo Institute of Technology

Bibliographic Information

Other Title

• 名古屋市におけるごみ再資源化政策の費用対効果分析
• ナゴヤシ ニ オケル ゴミ サイシゲンカ セイサク ノ ヒヨウ タイ コウカ ブンセキ

Abstract

This study aims to evaluate the costs and benefits resulting from implementation of a recycling waste policy, based on material balance, in Nagoya City. From the viewpoint of total waste treatment, the recycling policy (i. e. a request for households to separate specified recyclable waste) lead to a decrease in deposited, incinerated, and land-filled waste, while at the same time reducing greenhouse gas emissions in Nagoya City. It is also possible to experience economic benefits since, for example, investments in new landfill deposits are avoided. More specifically, in the case of PET bottle (one of the specified recycling materials) costs, benefits and greenhouse gas emissions can be more thoroughly estimated using GPLS (Green Production & Logistics Simulator) to compare several different scenarios. These scenarios might include years without any recycling activity, as well as years with a variety of recycling activities.

Journal

• Waste Management Research

  Waste Management Research 18 (1), 34-47, 2007

  Japan Society of Material Cycles and Waste Management

Keywords

• waste
• cost
• benefit
• PET bottle
• simulation

Details

• CRID: 1390001204416172416
• NII Article ID: 10018291851
• NII Book ID: AN10414674
• DOI: 10.3985/wmr.18.34
• ISSN: 18838960
• ISSN: 09170855
• NDL BIB ID: 8652726
• Web Site: https://ndlsearch.ndl.go.jp/books/R000000004-I8652726
• Text Lang: ja
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