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The Economic Evaluation of Solid Waste Management Options

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Environmental Infrastructure Management

Part of the book series: NATO ASI Series ((ASEN2,volume 37))

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Issues crucial to the successful implementation of a municipal solid waste (MSW) management program are reviewed. As one of the major responsibilities of local government, management of MSW can require utilization of a substantial portion of community resources, so it is in the interest of the community to undertake careful economic evaluation of all alternative waste solutions. Evaluation should extend beyond the assessment of physical performance and service outputs, to consider the manner by which the services are delivered in terms of economic efficiency. Generally these goals will consist of efficiency, reliability, environmental stability and equity.

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  1. Institute for Water Resources, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Alexandria, VA, 2215-3868, USA

    Eugene Z. Stakhiv

  2. Department of Economics, George Washington University, Washington D.C., USA

    Theresa K. Allman

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  1. Department of Geography and Environmental Engineering, The Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA

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  2. MEB Associates, Inc., Kensington, MD, USA

    M. E. Bell

  3. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Institute for Water Resources, Fort Belvoir, VA, USA

    E. Z. Stakhiv

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Stakhiv, E.Z., Allman, T.K. (1997). The Economic Evaluation of Solid Waste Management Options. In: Boland, J.J., Bell, M.E., Stakhiv, E.Z. (eds) Environmental Infrastructure Management. NATO ASI Series, vol 37. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-015-8841-6_1

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