An estimation of the social costs of landfill siting using a choice experiment

Waste Management
Toshiaki Sasao

Abstract

This paper examines public preferences on siting landfills using a choice experiment. A choice experiment is a method that elicits public preferences directly through questionnaires. This paper focuses on possible negative effects of a hypothetical landfill siting on residents who are assumed to live around the landfill. The results of this analysis clearly show that the residents evaluate accepting waste originating from outside their community quite negatively, especially industrial waste originating from the Tokyo Metropolitan Area. Large external costs also are seen for siting landfills near areas that are sources of drinking water. In addition, the results show that the NIMBY syndrome of the residents weakens as the hypothetical landfill site is farther away. Considering three hypothetical siting plans, external costs based on public preferences are estimated. The social costs, which are the sum of the private costs and external costs, are then calculated. The results of the case study indicate that the option with the lowest private cost it is not always the option with the lowest social cost.

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