Tel Hai Academic College, Department of Economics and Management, Upper Galilee 12210, Israel.
Waste Manag. 2010 Nov;30(11):2204-8. doi: 10.1016/j.wasman.2010.03.032. Epub 2010 Apr 18.
The paper presents an analysis of the factors influencing the recycling potential of municipalities in Israel, including population size and density, geographic location, current waste levels, and current waste management system. We employ a standard regression analysis in order to develop an econometric model to predict where potential for economically efficient recycling is highest. By applying this model to readily available data, it is possible to predict with close to 90% accuracy whether or not recycling will be economically efficient in any given municipality. Government agencies working to promote advanced waste management solutions have at their disposal only limited resources and budget, and so must concentrate their efforts where they will be most effective. The paper thus provides policy-makers with a powerful tool to help direct their efforts to promote recycling at those municipalities where it is indeed optimal.
本文分析了影响以色列各城市回收潜力的因素，包括人口规模和密度、地理位置、当前废物水平以及当前废物管理系统。我们采用标准回归分析方法，以建立一个计量经济学模型，预测经济高效回收潜力最高的地区。通过将该模型应用于现成的数据，可以以接近 90%的准确率预测在任何给定的城市进行回收是否具有经济效益。致力于推广先进废物管理解决方案的政府机构资源和预算有限，因此必须将精力集中在最有效的地方。因此，本文为政策制定者提供了一个有力的工具，帮助他们将努力集中在那些确实最适合回收的城市。
