Pay-As-You-Throw: Lessons Learned About Unit Pricing of Municipal Solid Waste

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Year: 1994
Pages: 86
Binding Paperback

Product Code: 0788131753

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Janice L. Canterbury. Unit pricing, also known as variable rate pricing or pay-as-you-throw, is the practice of charging the user of solid waste services (like trash collection & disposal) per unit of service used. Communities that have adopted unit pricing programs have reported a number of benefits, ranging form reductions in waste generation to greater public awareness of environmental issues. This text discusses potential barriers & benefits to unit pricing in detail. Discusses planning, building & implementing a pay-as-you-go program. Case studies. Bibliography.

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