| Title |
Measuring differences in efficiency in waste collection and disposal services from the EU targets in Campania municipalities |
| ID_Doc |
26153 |
| Authors |
Ferraro, A; Garofalo, A; Marchesano, K |
| Title |
Measuring differences in efficiency in waste collection and disposal services from the EU targets in Campania municipalities |
| Year |
2023 |
| Published |
Environmental And Ecological Statistics, 30, 1 |
| DOI |
10.1007/s10651-022-00554-3 |
| Abstract |
The study analyses the economic and environmental performance of the 353 municipalities in the region of Campania in waste disposal and collection services. The study consists of three steps. Firstly, municipal performance in waste management services from a linear economy point view is assessed. Secondly, a circular economy paradigm is considered, and the economic (costs minimization) and environmental (unsorted waste minimization) performance is measured jointly. For these propose, two different Data Envelopment Analysis models are employed using the information provided by the Institute for Environmental Protection and Research for the year 2016. Third, in order to rank the most virtuous municipalities toward a circular economy paradigm, the study defines a measure of the efficiency deviation from environmental sustainability. The results show a cluster of municipalities in the metropolitan area of Naples and Caserta with a worse performance in the environmental dimension but with a good performance in the economic dimension. The succession of national and regional regulations has accentuated the uncertainty in the executive process and in the management of the waste cycle, creating a regulatory vacuum. Local governments should act on citizen motivations, promoting awareness on environmental issues, and should implement time-saving collection methods. |
| Author Keywords |
Environmental performance; Economic performance; Environmental sustainability; Environmental economics; Waste services; DEA; Campania municipalities; Separate waste collection (SWC); Legislative Decree 152/2006 |
| Index Keywords |
Index Keywords |
| Document Type |
Other |
| Open Access |
Open Access |
| Source |
Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED) |
| EID |
WOS:000913506600001 |
| WoS Category |
Environmental Sciences; Mathematics, Interdisciplinary Applications; Statistics & Probability |
| Research Area |
Environmental Sciences & Ecology; Mathematics |
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