Policy Watch: Examining the Justification for Residential Recycling
回顾美国二十年来住宅回收政策的实证经验，认为应取消部分州的强制回收令，代之以适度的垃圾填埋税。
There are 8,875 municipalities in the United States that have initiated curbside recycling programs over the past two decades to help reduce residential solid waste. Four thousand of these municipalities encourage recycling by requiring households to pay a fee for each unit of garbage presented at the curb for collection. How beneficial have the various recycling policies been in practice? This article examines the empirical lessons gained from twenty years of solid waste policy in the United States and argues for the replacement of several state recycling mandates with a moderate landfill tax.