The effects of regional goal setting on household waste
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12185017 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Yuichi Ishimura (0000-0001-6947-0025, Kindai University, corresponding author), Takayoshi Shinkuma (0000-0002-3234-1729, Kansai University), Kenji Takeuchi (0000-0002-6180-7663, Kyoto University), Eiji Hosoda (Tokai University) |
| Year | 2023 |
| Volume | 215 |
| Pages | 108015-108015 |
| Publication date | 2023-10-09 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Ecological Economics (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0921-8009 • E-ISSN: 1873-6106 |
| Publisher | Elsevier BV (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1016/j.ecolecon.2023.108015 |
| OpenAlex | W4387469679 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 29 |
This study investigates the effects of food waste (FW) reduction goal setting on waste generation. Using a unique dataset on the status of policy response with goals for household food waste reduction across Japanese municipalities, we estimate the causal effect of setting FW reduction goals in the public plan on household waste output. The results indicate that goal setting reduces waste output by 3.38 kg per capita per year, resulting in a reduction in economic loss due to the discarding of food of approximately US$ 689 million per year. Moreover, we find that goal setting has a larger influence than other waste reducing and recycling policies that do not include reduction goals, such as collection frequency and unit-based pricing systems. Our results highlight the importance of goal setting by local authorities in designing environmental policies for common social goals
Business · Economics · Environmental economics · Environmental health · Food waste · Geography · Household waste · Per capita · Plan (archaeology · Public economics · Reduction (mathematics · Unit (ring theory · Waste management · Energy and Environment Impacts · Engineering · Food Waste Reduction and Sustainability · Municipal Solid Waste Management
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| Citations per year | 1 |
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| Citation span | 2025 - 2025 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |