GENERATION OF RECYCLABLES BY RURAL HOUSEHOLDS

Rising landfill costs have forced solid waste managers to consider way s to reduce the waste stream. Using survey data, models explaining the weight of recyclables generated by households are estimated for paper and glass. Results indicate that households respond to the time cost of recycling paper but not glass. The waste generation models imply to tal monthly willingness to pay for recycling is $5.78 per household. W aste managers may increase the weight of recycled waste stream with pr ograms which lower perceived time costs of nonrecyclers and improve th e efficiency of recyclers.