STICK OR CARROT - THE USE OF POLICY MEASURES TO MOVE WASTE MANAGEMENTUP THE HIERARCHY

Authors
Citation
Dc. Wilson, STICK OR CARROT - THE USE OF POLICY MEASURES TO MOVE WASTE MANAGEMENTUP THE HIERARCHY, Waste management and research, 14(4), 1996, pp. 385-398
Citations number
8
Categorie Soggetti
Environmental Sciences","Engineering, Environmental
ISSN journal
0734242X
Volume
14
Issue
4
Year of publication
1996
Pages
385 - 398
Database
ISI
SICI code
0734-242X(1996)14:4<385:SOC-TU>2.0.ZU;2-O
Abstract
A systematic shift in waste management away from disposal and towards waste prevention and recycling requires the use of an integrated set o f policy measures to change the behaviour of waste generators; industr y, commerce and consumers. This paper uses comprehensive data on polic y measures in some 25 countries to examine the available options. The conclusion is that a balanced strategy needs to combine information di ssemination mechanisms, legislative ''sticks'', producer responsibilit y, other economic ''sticks'' and economic ''carrots''. (C) 1996 ISWA