Disentangling the chicken or egg problem of household waste sorting and segregated waste collection

Submitted by Petra Hansson on
EfD Authors:
Wadehra, Shivani
Nie, Zihan
Alpízar, Francisco

Merely providing a collection service that ensures waste segregated at source is not mixed during transportation is not enough to induce households to segregate. Information campaigns are a must. 

This research brief is based on the EfD Discussion Paper titled Disentangling the chicken or egg problem of household waste sorting and segregated waste collection: A randomized control trial in India by authors Shivani Wadehra, Zihan Nie, and Francisco Alpizar 

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Research Brief
Experiments, Policy Design, Urban, Waste

Housing Characteristics and Mode of Household Solid Waste Disposal in Ghana: An Empirical Estimation

Submitted by Vicentia Quartey on
EfD Authors:
Dasmani, Isaac

Improper solid waste disposal practices have negative consequences on the environment and the health of residents. While several factors have been blamed for poor solid waste disposal practices in most developing countries, household socio-economic and housing characteristics have received less attention in the scholarly literature in terms of how they affect residents’ waste disposal practices.

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Waste

Small-scale gold miners’ preferences on formalization: first steps toward sustainable supply chains in Colombia

Submitted by Petra Hansson on
EfD Authors:
Vélez, Maria Alejandra
Rueda, Ximena
Henao-Henao, Juan Pablo
Maldonado, Jorge Higinio
Pfaff, Alexander

Key Messages

  • Artisanal and small-scale gold miners in remote areas of Colombia are willing to try formalization (obtaining a legal title to extract gold). However, they perceive costs can hinder the adoption of this formalization
  • Bundles of preferences about benefits and costs of formalization are not uniform across commodities and depend upon previous experience with formalization and the strength of social capital formation.
  • Gender seems to play an effect on preferences, but this impact is not consistent across the communities studied
Research Brief
Gender, Policy Design, Waste

Analysis of opportunities for the introduction of fiscal instruments that incentivize the decarbonization of the waste management sector in Costa Rica

Submitted by Marianela Arguello on
EfD Authors:
Madrigal, Róger
Alpízar, Francisco

This document seeks to analyze the context of the waste sector in the country, including the management of the wastes, their emissions, the environmental and social externalities, the actors, the relevant regulations, and the advances of the action plan of the sector, among other aspects; second, review the literature regarding the use and the impact of the fiscal instruments in the managing sector in different countries. This provides lessons that can be useful for the adaptation of similar instruments in this sector for decarbonization and green recuperation in Costa Rica.

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