A Cost Structure Analysis of Municipal Solid Waste Management Using Panel Data

Abstract

Due to the fact that few studies analyzing cost structure of municipal solid waste in Japan, we argue the cost structure using five years of MSW panel data. Estimation results showed that landfill costs could be reduced if treatment is set up for wider municipal areas rather than just one municipality at a time. It was also found that cost saving will occur if a separate collection for paper containers is established, rather than disposing of these as burnable waste, as is currently being done.