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New SCI Paper《Domestic Solid Waste Discharge and Its Determinants in Rural China》
Release date：2013/11/22 Source： ccap
Domestic Solid Waste Discharge and Its Determinants in Rural China
Kaixing Huang, Jinxia Wang*, Junfei Bai and Huanguang Qiu
Center for Chinese Agricultural Policy, IIGSNRR, CAS
Abstract
The purpose of this paper is to examine the discharge volume of domestic solid waste in rural China and to explore the potential impact of various factors that contribute to it. The data used in this study come from a large-scale field survey conducted in 6 Chinese provinces. Based on the collected survey data, econometric model on the determinants of domestic solid waste discharge was constructed and used for analysis. Results from our study show that the per capita daily discharge of rural domestic solid waste was close to 1kg in 2010, slightly less than the urban level of 1.2kg. Results from descriptive statistical analysis and econometric estimation indicate that by implementing selected policy measures, the discharge of solid waste can be significantly reduced. In addition, the discharge of domestic solid waste is also closely related with local socio-economic development. In particular, the results show an obvious inverted U-shaped curve between discharge volume and income. The increase of off-farm labor opportunities would also reduce solid waste discharge in rural China.
The purpose of this paper is to examine the discharge volume of domestic solid waste in rural China and to explore the potential impact of various factors that contribute to it. The data used in this study come from a large-scale field survey conducted in 6 Chinese provinces. Based on the collected survey data, econometric model on the determinants of domestic solid waste discharge was constructed and used for analysis. Results from our study show that the per capita daily discharge of rural domestic solid waste was close to 1kg in 2010, slightly less than the urban level of 1.2kg. Results from descriptive statistical analysis and econometric estimation indicate that by implementing selected policy measures, the discharge of solid waste can be significantly reduced. In addition, the discharge of domestic solid waste is also closely related with local socio-economic development. In particular, the results show an obvious inverted U-shaped curve between discharge volume and income. The increase of off-farm labor opportunities would also reduce solid waste discharge in rural China.
Key words: Domestic solid waste, Discharge, Determinants, Rural China
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