Cost of Residential Solid Waste Collection

1971 ◽  
Vol 97 (5) ◽  
pp. 563-568
Author(s):  
Robert M. Clark ◽  
Betty L. Grupenhoff ◽  
George A. Garland ◽  
Albert J. Klee
Keyword(s):  
Solid Waste ◽  
Waste Collection ◽  
Solid Waste Collection ◽  
Residential Solid Waste

Wellington-Winter Revisited: The Case of Municipal Sanitation Collection

ILR Review ◽  
1982 ◽  
Vol 35 (3) ◽  
pp. 307-318 ◽  
Author(s):  
Linda N. Edwards ◽  
Franklin R. Edwards
Keyword(s):  
Public Sector ◽  
Private Sector ◽  
Solid Waste ◽  
Strong Support ◽  
Waste Collection ◽  
Solid Waste Collection ◽  
The Public ◽  
Public Sector Unions ◽  
Residential Solid Waste ◽  
Public Collection

This study examines the hypothesis advanced by Wellington and Winter that public sector unions have greater power than private sector unions to raise wages. To test this hypothesis the authors use a unique body of 1974 data on several aspects of residential solid waste collection in 175 cities, 95 with public collection systems and 80 with private systems. In both groups of cities some work forces are unionized and some are not. The authors' analysis shows that unionization raises the wages of sanitation workers in the public sector by considerably more than it raises the wages of such workers in the private sector, thus providing strong support for the Wellington-Winter thesis.

scholarly journals A Study of the Relationships between the Characteristics of the Village Population Structure and Rural Residential Solid Waste Collection Services: Evidence from China

2018 ◽  
Vol 15 (11) ◽  
pp. 2352 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sha Cao ◽  
Dingde Xu ◽  
Shaoquan Liu
Keyword(s):  
Population Structure ◽  
Solid Waste ◽  
Minority Population ◽  
Waste Collection ◽  
Solid Waste Collection ◽  
Structure Characteristics ◽  
Residential Solid Waste ◽  
The Village ◽  
Village Population

Based on survey data collected in 2016 from 100 villages across five provinces in China, this paper uses binary logistic model to explore the main factors related to the supply and quality of rural residential solid waste collection (RRSWC) services, especially focusing on the role of village population structure characteristics. It is indicated from the results that village population structure characteristics are significantly correlated with RRSWC services; specifically: (1) the total registered population of village households is significantly positively correlated with the supply of RRSWC services, however, the correlation between the registered population and the quality of RRSWC services is negative and the more the labors working and living outside the village, the less likely the village is to provide RRSWC services; (2) the villagers’ educational levels and RRSWC services show no significant correlativity at the present stage; (3) the preferential policies brought by population structure advantage play a positive role in the supply of RRSWC services but is not clearly related to the quality of RRSWC services, especially in the villages with a larger minority population. In addition, the study finds that, the economic development level of a village and the characteristics of village leaders are also positively correlated with the supply and quality of RRSWC services and; the natural and traffic conditions have no significant correlation with RRSWC services. This study can act as a reference for the further promotion of the development of RRSWC services in China.

Trends and determinants of rural residential solid waste collection services in China

2016 ◽  
Vol 8 (4) ◽  
pp. 698-710 ◽  
Author(s):  
Aiqin Wang ◽  
Yaojiang Shi ◽  
Qiufeng Gao ◽  
Chengfang Liu ◽  
Linxiu Zhang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Waste Management ◽  
Solid Waste ◽  
Rural China ◽  
National Level ◽  
Policy Implications ◽  
Management Policy ◽  
Waste Collection ◽  
Solid Waste Collection ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Residential Solid Waste

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to describe the trends in residential solid waste collection (RSWC) services in rural China over the past decade and analyze the determinants of these services using nationally representative data. Design/methodology/approach The authors draw on panel data from three rounds of village-level surveys of 101 villages. The three surveys were conducted in 2005, 2008, and 2012 in five provinces. The authors used fixed-effected regression approach to analyze the determinants of these services. Findings The results show that in the aftermath of increased investment and policy attention at the national level, the proportion of villages providing RSWC services in rural China increased significantly from 1998 to 2011. However, half of all villages in rural China still did not provide RSWC services as of 2011. Based on econometrics analysis, the authors show that villages that are richer, more populous, and villages with more small hamlets are more likely to provide RSWC services. Originality/value The analyses are based on primary survey data and the first to quantify trends in waste management services in the beginning of the twentieth century. The authors believe that the results will have significant policy implications for China in its continuing quest for better waste management policy.

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