Abstract
This study examines the intertemporal interaction between economic activities and waste generation /treatment in Hokkaido, Japan. For the objective we construct an intertemporal general equilibrium (ICGE) model incorporating waste generation/treatment. Econcomic agencies included in the model are; industries, households, government, extemal sector, and waste treatment activities. Households determine consumption, leisure, and savings maximizing the integration of present value of utility over time. Then households savings constitute capital investment generating the economic dynamics. Wastes generated by industries and households are disposed of by waste treatment activities inputting, like industries, intermediate goods, capital, and labor. Intertemporal economic effects of charging waste discharge, promotion of recycling etc. are examined by applying the model.
