In this paper, we present an economic model of moral motivation. Consumers prefer
regarding themselves as socially responsible individuals. Voluntary contributions to public …

A meta-analysis was made of results from previous studies on different variables influencing
and determining the recycling behaviour of householders. These studies were conducted by …

This paper provides a detailed and comprehensive cost model for the economic assessment
of solid waste management systems. The model was based on the principles of Life Cycle …

The present research provides a quantitative assessment of households' preferences for
different waste separation and handling schemes. We employ a choice-experiment based …

In this paper we are concerned with what explains public acceptance and support of
environmental taxes. We examine findings in environmental psychology emphasizing that …

This article investigates the dual role–exemplified by the ideal types of the consumer and the
citizen–individuals face in the contemporary environmental policy context. As crowding-out …

The impacts of price and sustainability on municipal waste disposal demand have largely
been ignored by waste management researchers. This paper considers a waste disposal …

I provide an alternative explanation for why societies exhibit varied environmental
behaviours. I use a Kantian moral approach at a microeconomic level. I show that two …

Do households' recycling efforts represent a social cost, which should be taken into account
in cost-benefit analyses of alternative waste treatment systems.'Some argue that it should …

Recycling of packaging material has become more or less mandatory in many European
countries, including Norway. Through so-called voluntary agreements quantitative targets …