| Title | Eco-efficiency assessment of municipal solid waste services: Influence of exogenous variables |
|---|---|
| ID_Doc | 9103 |
| Authors | Delgado-Antequera, L; Gémar, G; Molinos-Senante, M; Gómez, T; Caballero, R; Sala-Garrido, R |
| Title | Eco-efficiency assessment of municipal solid waste services: Influence of exogenous variables |
| Year | 2021 |
| Published | |
| Abstract | Improving the eco-efficiency of municipalities in the provision of municipal solid waste (MSW) services is fundamental in the context of a circular economy. This study evaluates the eco-efficiency of a sample of Spanish municipalities, integrating the total cost as input, recyclable waste as desirable output, and unsorted waste as undesirable output. Following a pioneering approach, the weighted Russell directional distance model (a non-radial data envelopment analysis model) was employed, which allowed us to obtain a global inefficiency score and individual inefficiency scores for each variable integrated in the model. In the second stage of analysis, the potential factors affecting the previously computed ineffi-ciency scores were investigated. The results indicated that one third of the municipalities evaluated were eco-efficient in the provision of MSW services with the total cost being the variable in which the munic-ipalities exhibited the best performance. Moreover, the size of the municipalities, population served, pop-ulation density, tourism, and availability of containers for separative collection of paper, glass, and plastic significantly affect the eco-efficiency of the municipalities. The findings of this study provide detailed information to support decision-making for the policy makers to improve the eco-efficiency of the munic-ipalities in managing MSW. (c) 2021 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. |
Similar Articles
| ID | Score | Article |
|---|---|---|
13460
|
Llanquileo-Melgarejo, P; Molinos-Senante, M; Romano, G; Carosi, L Evaluation of the Impact of Separative Collection and Recycling of Municipal Solid Waste on Performance: An Empirical Application for Chile(2021)Sustainability, 13, 4 | |
| 21404
|
Llanquileo-Melgarejo, P; Molinos-Senante, M Evaluation of economies of scale in eco-efficiency of municipal waste management: an empirical approach for Chile(2021)Environmental Science And Pollution Research, 28.0, 22 | |
| 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 | |
| 21416
|
Molinos-Senante, M; Maziotis, A The Cost of Reducing Municipal Unsorted Solid Waste: Evidence from Municipalities in Chile(2021)Sustainability, 13.0, 12 | |
| 16548
|
Sala-Garrido, R; Mocholi-Arce, M; Maziotis, A; Molinos-Senante, M Eco-efficiency approach in sustainable waste management: An uncertainty analysis for Chile(2024) | |
| 27865
|
Sala-Garrido, R; Mocholi-Arce, M; Molinos-Senante, M; Maziotis, A Monetary valuation of unsorted waste: A shadow price approach(2023) | |
| 15385
|
Molinos-Senante, M; Maziotis, A; Sala-Garrido, R; Mocholi-Arce, M How much does it cost to collect recyclable and residual waste in medium-income countries? A case study in the Chilean waste sector(2022)Journal Of The Air & Waste Management Association, 72, 10 | |
| 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 | |
| 29870
|
Deus, RM; Esguícero, FJ; Battistelle, RAG; Jugend, D Drivers and barriers to successful solid waste management: assessing through an aggregated indicator(2022)Journal Of Material Cycles And Waste Management, 24.0, 4 | |
| 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) |