This study seeks to explore the effect of a policy intervention designed to simplify curbside recycling standards for plastic waste separation on recycling volume and quality. We employ a causal impact analysis based on a Bayesian structural time series approach to estimate the effect of...

This study investigates the effects of food waste (FW) reduction goal setting on waste generation. Using a unique dataset on the status of policy response with goals for household food waste reduction across Japanese municipalities, we estimate the causal effect of setting FW reduction goals in...

This study investigates the effects of food waste (FW) reduction goal setting on waste generation. Using a unique dataset on the status of policy response with goals for household food waste reduction across Japanese municipalities, we estimate the causal effect of setting FW reduction goals in...