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: Received: 5 October 2024 / Approved: 6 October 2024 / Online: 7 October 2024 (11:27:58 CEST)
How to cite:
Karasawa, M.; Taguchi, H. Assessing the Effects of Unit-Based Pricing on Household Waste Reduction During COVID-19 in Japan. Preprints2024, 2024100405. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202410.0405.v1
Karasawa, M.; Taguchi, H. Assessing the Effects of Unit-Based Pricing on Household Waste Reduction During COVID-19 in Japan. Preprints 2024, 2024100405. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202410.0405.v1
Karasawa, M.; Taguchi, H. Assessing the Effects of Unit-Based Pricing on Household Waste Reduction During COVID-19 in Japan. Preprints2024, 2024100405. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202410.0405.v1
APA Style
Karasawa, M., & Taguchi, H. (2024). Assessing the Effects of Unit-Based Pricing on Household Waste Reduction During COVID-19 in Japan. Preprints. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202410.0405.v1
Chicago/Turabian Style
Karasawa, M. and Hiroyuki Taguchi. 2024 "Assessing the Effects of Unit-Based Pricing on Household Waste Reduction During COVID-19 in Japan" Preprints. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202410.0405.v1
Abstract
Focusing on the COVID-19 period in Japan, this study identifies the effectiveness of a municipal unit-based pricing (UBP) system on household waste reduction through a panel data analysis targeting 770 cities for 2013–2022. It focuses on simple unit pricing (SUP) and two-tiered pricing (TTP) systems as the UBP components. As previous studies have not considered the COVID-19 period when assessing UBP, this study significantly contributes to the literature by providing new evidence. The main findings are as follows: First, SUP effectively reduced household waste during the COVID-19 period, although its effectiveness was slightly neutralized owing to the pandemic environment. Second, TTP efficiently restrained household waste during the COVID-19 period, when people became cautious about their excessive waste volumes beyond the TTP criteria. The study implicates the need to expand the municipal adoption of the UBP system for household waste reduction.
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