Optimal Recycling and the Location of Waste Facilities

Abstract

In this paper, we consider a waste management program in a local economy. There are two kinds of facilities: waste processing facilities and landfills. The local government plans the waste management program to minimize the costs of transportation, disposal, and negative externalities. In order to examine the optimal location problem of waste facilities and landfills and the optimal recycling system, a one-dimensional spatial model is constructed. We derive the optimal spatial structure of waste facilities and show the critical point of the recycling ratio.