Municipal Waste Collection: Market Competition and the EU Policy

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Two of the main pillars of the EU waste collection policy are the Proximity Principle and Self-Sufficiency Principle. According to those, waste should be disposed as close as possible to where it has been produced. The effect of such provision is to increase the market power of local disposers, with possible undesirable consequences for other firms in the vertical chain. We show through a simple spatial model that one effect of the Proximity Principle and Self-Sufficiency Principle is to provide an incentive to collectors and waste producers to increase the amount of separated waste.

Object Details

• Language: Englisch

References and Relationships

• Bibliographic citation: Series: Nota di Lavoro ; No. 90.2015

Classification and Topics

• Classification: Wirtschaft ; Air Pollution; Water Pollution; Noise; Hazardous Waste; Solid Waste; Recycling ; Oligopoly and Other Imperfect Markets ; Antitrust Policy and Public Enterprises, Nonprofit Institutions, and Professional Organizations
• Subject: EU Municipal Waste Policy ; Self-Sufficiency Principle ; Proximity Principle

Contributors, Places and Time

• Event: Geistige Schöpfung
• (who): Reggiani, Carlo ; Silvestri, Francesco
• Event: Veröffentlichung
• (who): Fondazione Eni Enrico Mattei (FEEM)
• (where): Milano
• (when): 2015

Further information

• Handle: http://hdl.handle.net/10419/130278
• Last update: 10.03.2025, 11:43 AM CET