The Environment and Employment : Should Waste Policies Encourage More Labour Intensive Options ?

Objective

The objective is to characterize the feasibility and efficiency of policy measures (policy instruments and incentives) able to promote employment in waste management. In particular the scope for governmental intervention to encouraging private agents to adopt labour intensive options is examined.

The research project is based on a number of case studies. It covers waste management in four sectors - municipal waste, packaging waste, hazardous waste and motor-vehicle waste and four countries - France, Italy, Germany and the United Kingdom.

The research consists of the following:

(i) a survey of the general employment prospects in post-consumption activities (PCA);

(ii) an identification of the competing technological and organizational PCA options;

(iii) an assessment of the micro-economic features of PCA, in particular the labour content;

iv) an analysis of the impact of the different PCA options on industry competitiveness, employment, and the environment;

v) the feasibility and efficiency of public intervention aimed at encouraging private agents to adopt labour intensive PCA options.

Programme(s)

• FP3-ENV 1C - Specific research and technological development programme (EEC) in the field of the environment, 1990-1994

Topic(s)

• 0305 - Industry, innovation and waste management

Funding Scheme

CSC - Cost-sharing contracts

Coordinator

ASSOCIATION POUR LA RECHERCHE ET LE DEVELOPPEMENT DES METHODES ET PROCESSUS INDUSTRIELS

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Boulevard Saint-michel 60
75272 Paris
France

Participants (2)

NOMISMA - SOCIETA DI STUDIA ECONOMICA P.A.

Italy

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Strada Maggiore 44
40125 Bologna

UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX

United Kingdom

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Mantell Building
BN1 9RF Falmer - Brighton