Does It Pay To Incentivize Recycling? An Economic Analysis of Bottle Bill Laws

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2010
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Haverford College. Department of Economics
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This study examines bottle bill laws to determine if providing monetary incentives for recycling affects recycling participation rates. It also analyzes the extent to which a state’s bottle bill law influences people to recycle who would not normally recycle in the absence of a bottle bill law. Additionally, it compares bottle bills to other recycling programs to see which program has the greatest effect on recycling participation rates. The study finds that providing monetary incentives for recycling makes a significant difference in recycling participation rates. This report finds that, for both 1990 and 2007, having a bottle bill greatly impacts the recycling rates within a state. Another monetary incentive program, the pay-as-you-throw program, also resulted in an increased rate of recycling in the year 1990.
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