| Title | Testing data envelopment analysis models on the performance of European Union regions in sustainable waste management |
|---|---|
| ID_Doc | 21423 |
| Authors | Chioatto, E; Fedele, A; Liscio, MC; Sospiro, P |
| Title | Testing data envelopment analysis models on the performance of European Union regions in sustainable waste management |
| Year | 2024 |
| Published | |
| Abstract | Achieving a Circular Economy requires effective waste management. Monitoring the transformation path taken by the European Union (EU) and its Member States is crucial for assessing the impact and effectiveness of current European waste legislation. Even though numerous studies have shown positive performance and convergence in waste treatment, regional efficiency evaluation studies are still lacking. This research aims to benchmark the performance of municipal solid waste management in 167 regions - at level 2 of the Nomenclature of Territorial Units for Statistics - across European Member States during the period from 2008 to 2013. It looks to assess whether there is any positive convergence among these regions. The efficiency assessment employs four different Data Envelopment Analysis models. One of these models, the Benefit -of -Doubt, is a non -parametric approach and represents a special case within the Data Envelopment Analysis framework. Our findings indicate a yearly reduction in the coefficient of variation of 3.6%. Despite this progressive convergence, substantial differences in municipal solid waste management performance exist between EU-20 regions, even within the same country. Particularly, the analysis demonstrates that the best performers are registered in the Central and Northern EU regions, while the Eastern and Southern EU regions performed worse. |
Similar Articles
| ID | Score | Article |
|---|---|---|
27208
|
Halkos, G; Petrou, KN Assessing 28 EU member states' environmental efficiency in national waste generation with DEA(2019) | |
| 4437
|
Lombardi, GV; Gastaldi, M; Rapposelli, A; Romano, G Assessing efficiency of urban waste services and the role of tariff in a circular economy perspective: An empirical application for Italian municipalities(2021) | |
| 4387
|
Giannakitsidou, O; Giannikos, I; Chondrou, A Ranking European countries on the basis of their environmental and circular economy performance: A DEA application in MSW(2020) | |
| 1291
|
Agovino, M; Cerciello, M; Javed, A; Rapposelli, A Environmental legislation and waste management efficiency in Italian regions in view of circular economy goals(2023) | |
| 7211
|
Chioatto, E; Khan, MA; Sospiro, P Sustainable solid waste management in the European Union: Four countries regional analysis(2023) | |
| 26153
|
Ferraro, A; Garofalo, A; Marchesano, K Measuring differences in efficiency in waste collection and disposal services from the EU targets in Campania municipalities(2023)Environmental And Ecological Statistics, 30, 1 | |
| 23611
|
Albizzati, PF; Foster, G; Gaudillat, P; Manfredi, S; Tonini, D A model to assess the environmental and economic impacts of municipal waste management in Europe(2024) | |
| 21649
|
Pomberger, R; Sare, R; Lorber, KE Dynamic visualisation of municipal waste management performance in the EU using Ternary Diagram method(2017) | |
| 18226
|
Taboada, GL; Seruca, I; Sousa, C; Pereira, A Exploratory Data Analysis and Data Envelopment Analysis of Construction and Demolition Waste Management in the European Economic Area(2020)Sustainability, 12.0, 12 | |
| 21848
|
Molinos-Senante, M; Maziotis, A; Sala-Garrido, R; Mocholi-Arce, M The eco-efficiency of municipalities in the recycling of solid waste: A stochastic semi-parametric envelopment of data approach(2023)Waste Management & Research, 41.0, 5 |