Cash Recycling, Waste Disposal Costs, and the Incomes of the Working Poor: Evidence from California
研究发现瓶罐回收法通过将新物料引入回收项目降低了废物处理成本，同时增加了低收入劳动者的收入。加州调查数据显示，回收中心处理的物料中有36%至51%原本不会被现有路边回收项目覆盖。
This paper finds that bottle laws reduce the costs of waste streams by diverting new material into recycling programs, in addition to increasing the income of the working poor. New survey data from California indicate that between 36% and 51% of the material generated by the redemption centers in Santa Barbara, California, would not have been captured by existing curbside recycling programs. California’s bottle law has an unusual structure, with redemption centers that pay by counting containers or by weighing the material recycled. The evidence suggests policy makers should consider structuring new bottle laws to encourage broader recycling. <i></i>