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| Author: | Dijkgraaf, E. Vollebergh, H.R.J. |
| Title: | Burn or bury? A social cost comparison of final waste disposal methods |
| Journal: | Ecological Economics
2004 : OCT, VOL. 50:3-4, p. 233-247 |
| Index terms: | Project management Evaluation Costs Climate Change Waste Policy Netherlands |
| Language: | eng |
| Abstract: | This paper evaluates the two well-known final waste disposal methods, incineration (hereafter as: inc.) and landfilling (here as: l-fillg). Particularly, compared is the social cost of two best-available technologies using a point estimate based on private and environmental cost data for the Netherlands. The data provide support for the widespread policy preference for inc. over l-fillg. only if the analysis is restricted to environmental costs alone and includes savings of both energy and material recovery. Gross private costs, however, are so much higher for inc., that l-fillg. is the social cost minimizing option at the margin even in a densely populated country such as the Netherlands. In addition, it is shown that the result generalizes to other European countries and probably to the USA. |
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