Applying the Miceli Model to Explain Cooperation in Municipal Solid Waste Management

As traditional methods of municipal solid waste management (MSWM) become increasingly expensive due to increased regulation, many local governments are considering cooperation as a waste management strategy. A theoretical model is used to specify a partial observability probability model to analyze the decision Tennessee counties made to form either a single-county solid waste region or a multi-county region. We find that, while economies of scale may be a factor in the consolidation decision, similarities and differences between counties in current individual provision levels of solid waste services, ability to pay for services, and expectations for future solid waste service demands are statistically more important.

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Towards flexible evaluation schemes in areas with lacking information: a case of waste governance in Mexico

International Review of Administrative Sciences ◽

10.1177/00208523211017970 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 002085232110179

Author(s):

Dolores Elizabeth Turcott Cervantes ◽

Beatriz Adriana Venegas Sahagún ◽

Amaya Lobo García de Cortázar

Keyword(s):

Waste Management ◽

Municipal Solid Waste ◽

Solid Waste ◽

Local Governments ◽

Public Services ◽

Solid Waste Management ◽

Management Systems ◽

Sufficient Information ◽

Municipal Solid Waste Management ◽

Stage Of Development

Local governments face the need to achieve sustainability in the provision of public services, and to do so, proper governance is essential. This work proposes a method to assess governance in local waste management systems based on a set of indicators that are flexible and robust enough to allow objective and reliable evaluation even where the information that is available is deficient. The proposal is based on a set of indicators divided into six categories that represent an increasing order of governance maturity: institutional framework; government effectiveness; transparency and accountability; network creation; participation; and corruption control. The article presents the proposal and a first test in two Mexican municipalities, which are an example of municipal solid waste management systems in an incipient stage of development, where there may be serious limitations in terms of access to information. The results show that the methodology can be replicated in different contexts and can be useful for making decisions about improvements in municipal solid waste management systems or for comparing them with others. In addition, sufficient information was obtained for a first diagnosis of the cases studied, which indicates the coherence of the proposed framework. Points for practitioners Proper governance is essential to achieve sustainability in the provision of public services. The assessment of local governance must be robust enough to motivate changes and, at the same time, flexible enough to allow reliable evaluation where the quality of service and the availability of information may be scant. We propose a new framework for the assessment of governance in municipal solid waste management systems that meets these requirements, based on a set of indicators clustered according to governance maturity.

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Drivers of municipal solid waste management cost based on cost models inherent to sorted and unsorted waste

10.31235/osf.io/s6q3m ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Giacomo Di Foggia ◽

Massimo Beccarello

Keyword(s):

Waste Management ◽

Municipal Solid Waste ◽

Solid Waste ◽

Economies Of Scale ◽

Solid Waste Management ◽

Cost Minimization ◽

Critical Role ◽

Municipal Solid Waste Management ◽

Cost Models

After having divided waste management cost in its cost items, we focus on how well-known exogenous and endogenous drivers impact on such cost items. To this end, we collected empirical data of 6,616 Italian municipalities for a two-year period. We develop four regression-based models to analyze the data according to cost items. Models are also reiterated using different data normalization: cost per ton of waste or waste per capita. Besides exogenous determiners of cost, such as altitude, population density, and coastal zone, results refer to both unsorted and sorted waste management cost items. In this respect economies of scale are confirmed along with the critical role of adequate waste facilities that play a remarkable role in cost minimization. Policymakers and regulators may benefit from such results when it comes to define allowed revenues and design the scope of municipal solid waste regulation.

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Application of Analytic Hierarchy Process Decision Model for Solid Waste Management Strategy in Yaoundé, Cameroon

The Journal of Solid Waste Technology and Management ◽

10.5276/jswtm/2019.502 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 45 (4) ◽

pp. 502-517

Author(s):

Sotamenou Joel ◽

Molua L. Ernest ◽

Akamin Ajapnwa

Keyword(s):

Waste Management ◽

Analytic Hierarchy Process ◽

Municipal Solid Waste ◽

Solid Waste ◽

Management Strategy ◽

Solid Waste Management ◽

Quality Criteria ◽

Municipal Solid Waste Management ◽

Analytic Hierarchy ◽

Hierarchy Process

Municipal solid waste management is one of the global challenges that the world is facing today as countries make strides towards the Millennium Development Goals. The aim of this paper is to identify the most appropriate municipal solid waste management strategy in Yaoundé. The tool used in this study is the Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP), one of the multi-criteria decision-making techniques. Based on the synthesis of the decision/policy makers' judgements elicited, the Sustainable Development and Waste Service Quality criteria are identified as the priority objectives that should be applied for the municipal solid waste management strategy in Yaoundé, meanwhile the alternatives Pre-collection and Selective Collection are suitable actions to be integrated into the current municipal solid waste management strategy in Yaoundé.

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Sustainability Transitions in the Municipal Solid Waste Management Systems of Bolivian Cities: Evidence from La Paz and Santa Cruz de la Sierra

Sustainability ◽

10.3390/su11174582 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 11 (17) ◽

pp. 4582 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Denise P. Lozano Lazo ◽

Alexandros Gasparatos

Keyword(s):

Waste Management ◽

Municipal Solid Waste ◽

Solid Waste ◽

Local Governments ◽

Solid Waste Management ◽

Local Level ◽

Municipal Solid Waste Management ◽

Sustainability Transitions ◽

Santa Cruz ◽

La Paz

Municipal solid waste management (MWSM) systems have been evolving across most of the developing world. However, despite decades of refinement, they are still underperforming in many cities, leading to negative sustainability impacts in rapidly urbanizing cities of the global South. Despite similarities in the observed transitions between developed and developing countries, there are important differences in their characteristics and underlying drivers. This study aims to unravel the sustainability transitions of the MSWM systems in the two major cities of Bolivia, La Paz and Santa Cruz de la Sierra, illustrating the role of various actors, and specifically local governments. This is achieved through the analysis of secondary data and expert interviews with stakeholders involved in different aspects of the MSWM system at the national and local level. We identify three partially overlapping sustainability transitions in the two cities, namely “Collection and centralized disposal”, “Environmentally controlled disposal”, and “Integrated solid waste management”. However, timelines, speed and elements of these transitions are somewhat different between cities, largely due to their inherent characteristics, institutions and stakeholder dynamics. Many technological, socioeconomic, and institutional factors converge to facilitate and hinder these transitions, including interactions of government and private sector actors, and the country’s broader political context.

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Application of a life cycle assessment for assessing municipal solid waste management systems in Bolivia in an international cooperative framework

Waste Management & Research ◽

10.1177/0734242x20906250 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 38 (1_suppl) ◽

pp. 98-116 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Navarro Ferronato ◽

Marcelo Antonio Gorritty Portillo ◽

Edith Gabriela Guisbert Lizarazu ◽

Vincenzo Torretta

Keyword(s):

Life Cycle Assessment ◽

Life Cycle ◽

Waste Management ◽

Municipal Solid Waste ◽

Solid Waste ◽

Local Governments ◽

Assessment Tool ◽

Solid Waste Management ◽

Municipal Solid Waste Management ◽

Middle Income

Using a life cycle assessment (LCA) to evaluate municipal solid waste management (MSWM) systems is strongly recommended and the approach has been used in high-income contexts. However, stakeholders in low to middle income countries are not aware of the potential of this approach, mainly due to a lack of financial resources and technical ability. The present work introduces a LCA of MSWM system scenarios into a developing city using an academic licence for the LCA software that is available for use exclusively by researchers. The MSWM system in place in 2018 in La Paz (Bolivia) was assessed according to seven scenarios. The novelty of the research is twofold: the use of LCA academic licensing in a low to middle income region where LCA is unknown as planning tool; and discussing the potential of the approach in conjunction with local and international stakeholders with a view to starting MSWM projects. The results of the analysis allow for the consideration of energy recovery and materials recycling as the main methods by which the environmental impact of MSW can be reduced, as has also been reported by other LCA studies conducted with full licensing of the relevant software. Moreover, the research is the basis for cooperative development projects that will adopt the LCA approach as the main assessment tool. The study discusses the importance of cooperation between universities and local governments for implementing new strategies for MSWM assessment and planning. The research is a contribution towards improving technical knowledge in developing countries for boosting sustainable development.

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Public/Private Competition in Solid Waste Management: A Case Study of Alternatives to Flow Control

Public Works Management & Policy ◽

10.1177/1087724x9800300205 ◽

1998 ◽

Vol 3 (2) ◽

pp. 146-154

Author(s):

William M. Leavitt ◽

John S. Hadfield

Keyword(s):

Waste Management ◽

Private Sector ◽

Flow Control ◽

Municipal Solid Waste ◽

Solid Waste ◽

Local Governments ◽

Solid Waste Management ◽

Supreme Court Decision ◽

Municipal Solid Waste Management ◽

The Face

Profound changes are occurring in municipal solid waste management as a result of the 1994 U.S. Supreme Court decision that struck down solid waste flow control ordinances. Local governments have scrambled to find alternatives to flow control in the face of increasing competition from private sector waste management firms. This article details the case of the Southeastern Public Service Authority's efforts to develop feasible alternatives to flow control and strategies for dealing with private sector competition in solid waste collection and disposal. These strategies may serve as a useful model for municipal solid waste agencies in the post-Carbone era.

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