In 2001, the city collected 64.3 tons of cardboard and paper that would have otherwise been discarded (Padgett)
An estimated 50% of solid wastes in Japan are recycled, while only 16% is sent to the landfills. In contrast, the United States sends up to 70% of its trash to landfills every year (Winston)
Organizations can take advantage of the recovery of solvents through the distillation processes. Solvent recycling also poses various disadvantages that include required capital for purchasing recycling equipment and additional operational costs among others (Boodhoo & Harvey, 2013)
Environmental Issues in Reusing Cleaning Solvents Solvent recycling depicts the process of taking dirty and used solvents, cleaning them to return a pure form of the solvent or any other acceptable form. It encompasses fractionating and distillation of the used solvents placed in a solvent recycler (Shen, 2013)
. existing BC carbon tax is highly progressive even prior to consideration of the revenue recycling scheme, such that the negative impact of the carbon tax on households with below-median income is smaller than that on households with above-median income" (Beck, Rivers, Wigle & Yonezawa, 2015, p
It all boils down to convenience and accessibility. "The study supports previous findings pointing at accessibility as a key factor for increased recycling behaviour" (Bernstad, la Cour Jansen & Aspegren, 2013, p
In an article by Czajkowski, Hanley & Nyborg, (2015), the researchers find that a considerable share of their respondents favour to sort their waste in their own homes rather than recycling within a central sorting facility. "This preference is associated with a moral/intrinsic motivation, involving a belief that sorting at home is more thorough than central sorting" (Czajkowski, Hanley & Nyborg, 2015, p
Identifying things like progressive taxes and population groups may help provide insight into what can be done to increase recycling in households while also understanding what motivates people to recycle. An article by Halvorsen found the most significant motivations concerning household recycling are "the belief that recycling is good for the environment and that recycling is a civic duty" (Halvorsen, 2012, p
They have several aspects of household recycling in place that is mandatory, while still accessible and convenient to households. "In recent years, a typical area in Japan makes at least 12 distinctions between trash types- -- newspaper, cardboard, milk cartons, books and magazines, other "mixed" paper, rags, cans, bottles, PET bottles, other plastic" (Hays, 2015)
"The best estimate of willingness to pay for kerbside recycling is $2.29/month" (Koford, Blomquist, Hardesty & Troske, 2012, p
young adults and of African-Americans who tend to recycle less than others." (Saphores & Nixon, 2014, p
Sometimes too many policies can not only confuse the average consumer, but also decrease the rate at which people recycle. "Although deposits for plastic water bottles and curbside recycling separately increase recycling rates, their impacts are each less pronounced if both policies are in place" (Viscusi, Huber & Bell, 2012, p
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