Liu Fang, Liu Zhi
School of Economics and Management, Anhui Polytechnic University, Wuhu 241000, China.
Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2022 Mar 23;19(7):3815. doi: 10.3390/ijerph19073815.
Numerous policies have been formulated and implemented to strengthen waste separation management activities in many countries. Waste separation management policies (WSMPs) must be evaluated as the precondition for reducing deviations from policy implementation and improving waste separation performance. Based on text mining technology and the construction of a policy modeling consistency (PMC) index model, we conducted a quantitative evaluation of 22 WSMPs issued by central governmental departments and provinces in the Yangtze River Delta, China from 2013 to 2021 and analyzed their optimization paths. The results suggest that the PMC index of the selected WSMPs has an upward trend. The average PMC index of 22 WSMPs was 6.906, indicating good quality in the policy texts. The PMC index identified seven, nine, five, and one of the policies as being perfect, excellent, good, and acceptable, respectively. The characteristics of WSMPs were further illustrated through PMC surface charts. Based on this, optimization paths for WSMPs with lower PMC indexes are proposed, which indicate that existing WSMPs have great potential for optimization in terms of harsher constraint regulations, context-appropriate incentives, and cultivation of market participants. Finally, this study provides a beneficial reference for similar cities or countries to improve their performance in the management of waste separation and environmental protection.
许多国家已制定并实施了多项政策，以加强垃圾分类管理活动。垃圾分类管理政策（WSMPs）必须进行评估，这是减少政策执行偏差、提高垃圾分类绩效的前提条件。基于文本挖掘技术和政策建模一致性（PMC）指数模型的构建，我们对2013年至2021年中国中央政府部门和长江三角洲省份发布的22项WSMPs进行了定量评估，并分析了它们的优化路径。结果表明，所选WSMPs的PMC指数呈上升趋势。22项WSMPs的平均PMC指数为6.906，表明政策文本质量良好。PMC指数分别将7项、9项、5项和1项政策确定为完美、优秀、良好和可接受。通过PMC表面图进一步说明了WSMPs的特点。在此基础上，提出了PMC指数较低的WSMPs的优化路径，这表明现有WSMPs在更严格的约束性法规、因地制宜的激励措施和市场参与者培育方面具有很大的优化潜力。最后，本研究为类似城市或国家提高垃圾分类管理和环境保护绩效提供了有益参考。
