GHG emissions and waste and recycling policy Kaylee Acuff Camp Resources XVIII.

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GHG emissions and waste and recycling policy Kaylee Acuff Camp Resources XVIII

Why do we care about waste and recycling? Mobro 4000 (1987)

Why do we care about waste and recycling? Mobro 4000 (1987)WALL-E (2807)

Waste and recycling in the US ‣ Surge in community recycling programs – from 1,000 to 10,000 from 1990 to 2000 ‣ Roughly one-quarter to one-third of municipal solid waste generated is recycled ‣ Over half of all households have curbside recycling access ‣ Deposit/Refund in 13 states ‣ Yet…

Social costs of waste disposal ‣ Social costs of waste disposal are relatively small ‣ Palmer, Sigman, and Walls (1997) - $33/ton of waste ‣ 7.5% waste reduction is justified ‣ Kinnaman (2006) - $5-8/ton of waste ‣ Little justification for waste and recycling policies ‣ But what about upstream externalities associated with the production and transportation of goods? ‣ Ex: Environmental groups advocate for increased aluminum recycling on the grounds of energy savings

Upstream externalities ‣ [P]olicies that deal with upstream environmental externalities at their source -for example, by setting taxes or standards on air or water emissions from a manufacturing process- are likely to be more efficient than solid waste policies which are several steps removed. – Palmer, Sigman and Walls (1997) ‣ [M]unicipal recycling also reduces the demand for raw materials… If the extraction of raw materials generates external costs, then appropriate regulatory measures are necessary within that industry. – Kinnaman (2006)

Second-best considerations ‣ But what if policymakers can’t (or won’t) impose corrective policies on upstream externalities? ‣ Likely to be the case in the near term for greenhouse gas emissions ‣ Re-evaluate market-based waste and recycling instruments in the presence of upstream GHG emission externalities – Waste and recycling policies exacerbate or relieve unpriced GHG emission externalities

Key questions ‣ How do emissions savings vary across waste and recycling policies? ‣ How does the interaction effect from reduced emissions compare to the primary benefit of reduced disposal? ‣ What are the implications for waste and recycling policy design?

Methodology ‣ Extend Palmer, Sigman and Walls (1997) numerical model to incorporate GHG emissions by material and input source ‣ “Close the loop” between recycling and production inputs (Walls and Palmer 2001) ‣ Simulate costs net of GHG benefits for a given reduction in waste under – Deposit/Refund (tax on consumption, subsidy for recycling) – Advance Disposal Fees (tax on consumption) – Recycling Subsidies (direct subsidy for recycling)

Production Consumption Waste Recycling Virgin Recycled Emissions W R R V Q E(V,R)

Mass-balance and emissions PE model ‣ Calibrated to PSW model (prices, elasticities, quantities for paper, glass, aluminum, steel, plastic) Consumption: Production:

EPA LCA data on emissions from virgin/recycled inputs ‣ Includes process and transportation emissions – Both domestic and international sources – Includes cost of transporting curbside material ‣ Data Assumptions – Average values (not marginal) – Assumes average US fuel-mix for CO2 conversion ‣ Benefits calculations use a price of $25 per MTCO2E (1990 dollars) – Coincides with the US Interagency Working Group on Social Cost of Carbon assuming a 2.5% discount rate

Channels of emissions reductions ‣ There are two main channels of emissions reductions, exploited to differing degrees by the 3 policies – Source Reduction – By discouraging consumption, less energy is used for production and transportation, decreasing emissions – Increased Recycling – For most materials, an increase in recycling rate results in production from less energy intensive recycled inputs

Summary of Results Change in emissionsMarginal benefits and costs per ton (10% reduction in total waste) PolicyIncreased Recycling Source Reduction Benefits of GHG reduction Primary cost (PSW, 1997) Net cost – uniform instrument levels Net cost – material specific instrument levels Deposit /Refund --$26$45$19$17 Advance Disposal Fee =- $40$85$45$41 Recycling Subsidy -+$10$97$87$81

Net cost of waste reduction

Net cost and primary benefits

Key takeaways ‣ Emissions savings vary substantially by policy – Advance disposal fees generate the most emissions reductions – Recycling subsidies generate the least, despite emissions savings from increased use of recycled materials ‣ GHG interaction effects are large relative to social costs of waste disposal ‣ Larger intervention levels are justified – Deposit/refund is typically the least cost policy – Modest cost-savings from material-specific policies

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