2008 Volume 45 Pages 279-287
The Local governments in Japan should make a plan to dispose to the municipal solid waste. The waste management law provides that local government can collect the cost for waste management to the people. By this content, the case of introducing garbage fee by local government was increased. Especially, waste disposal charge will be more populer. This study aims to analyze the economic effects by the waste disposal charge in Tottori prefecture. We builded a CGE Model in the context of the household production function. Especially, we build consumer behavior model in oder to deal with waste reduction activity time. The conclusion of this study is that waste disposal charge is effective municipal solid waste reduction.
