Economic instruments in the waste management sector - Experiences from OECD and Latin American countries

Authors :
Kai Schlegelmilch, Eike Meyer, Damian Ludewig
Organisation:
Green Budget Germany (GBG), Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH

This report was commissioned by the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Technische Zusammenarbeit (GTZ) GmbH and written by Green Budget Germany. Its  objective is to present an analysis of economic instruments in use in selected OECD and Latin American countries in the areas of waste prevention and integrated municipal and commercial waste management. Economic instruments identified in the countries of the case sample are: municipal waste charges, landfill taxes, landfill permit trading schemes, deposit-refund schemes and Advanced Recycling Fees.

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