Households' willingness to pay for a local recycling program: a case study from Lebanon

Mary Abed Al Ahad; Ali Chalak; Souha Fares; Rima Habib

Households' willingness to pay for a local recycling program: a case study from Lebanon

Mary Abed Al Ahad, Ali Chalak, Souha Fares, Rima Habib

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Abstract

Heavy reliance on unsanitary landfiling practices and a lack of a comprehensive solid waste management strategy in Lebanon have resulted in a trash crisis that erupted in July 2015. Introducing a solid waste recycling program will reduce the reliance on landfills and serve as a sustainable solution for the trash crisis. Our study aimed to assess the public's willingness to participate in and pay for a local solid waste management program. that includes a recycling service in Jdeidet Ghazir village in Mount-Lebanon. A crosssectional survey was administered to 228 local residents. Results showed that most of respondents (n=181, 79.39%) were willing to participate in and pay for the local solid waste recycling program. Willingness to pay was positively associated with their nationality (being Lebanese) and the perceived responsibilty to be involved in solid waste management as active citizens.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Waste-to-Resources 2021
Subtitle of host publication	9th International Symposium Circular Economy, MBT, MRF and Recycling
Editors	Matthias Kühle-Weidemeier
Place of Publication	Gottingen
Publisher	Cuvillier Verlag
Pages	357-371
ISBN (Electronic)	9783736965003
ISBN (Print)	9783736975002
Publication status	Published - 15 Nov 2021
Event	9th International Symposium Circular Economy, MBT, MRF and Recycling 2021 - Online Duration: 18 May 2021 → 20 May 2021 Conference number: 9 http://www.waste-to-resources.eu/2021_en.html

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Conference	9th International Symposium Circular Economy, MBT, MRF and Recycling 2021
Period	18/05/21 → 20/05/21
Internet address	http://www.waste-to-resources.eu/2021_en.html

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SDG 12 Responsible Consumption and Production

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Solid waste management
Recycling
Composting
Landfilling
Trash crisis
Willingness to pay
Lebanon

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Abed Al Ahad, M, Chalak, A, Fares, S & Habib, R 2021, Households' willingness to pay for a local recycling program: a case study from Lebanon. in M Kühle-Weidemeier (ed.), Waste-to-Resources 2021: 9th International Symposium Circular Economy, MBT, MRF and Recycling. Cuvillier Verlag, Gottingen, pp. 357-371, 9th International Symposium Circular Economy, MBT, MRF and Recycling 2021, 18/05/21.

Households' willingness to pay for a local recycling program: a case study from Lebanon. / Abed Al Ahad, Mary; Chalak, Ali; Fares, Souha et al.
Waste-to-Resources 2021: 9th International Symposium Circular Economy, MBT, MRF and Recycling. ed. / Matthias Kühle-Weidemeier. Gottingen: Cuvillier Verlag, 2021. p. 357-371.

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