The significant challenges associated with managing waste continue to attract international scholarly attention. This international Handbook scrutinizes both developed and developing economies. It comprises original contributions from many of the most prominent scholars researching this topic....

This study investigates whether municipal mergers result in a lower waste management cost. Using difference-in-difference and propensity score matching approaches, we estimate the effect of the large-scale consolidation in Japan on the various costs of managing municipal solid waste. We find...