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PAY AS YOU THROW - SYSTEMS FOR MUNICIPAL WASTE MANAGEMENT: ITALIAN EXPERIENCES AND A NEW PROPOSAL Autori: Gaetano DrosiData aparitiei: Octombrie / 2020 Revista: Environmental Engineering and Management Journal › Vol. 19 › Nr. 10 ISSN: 1843 - 3707 N.A.
Pay as You Throw (PAYT) is a usage-pricing model for the disposal of Municipal Solid Waste. The implementation of the PAYT approach requires three main elements: a) measurement of the generated amount of waste; b) a means to identify the waste generator; c) the unit pricing for individual charging based on the amount of waste collected and services provided. The PAYT system splits the overall municipal solid waste tax into one fixed part, no-service dependent and a variable part related to the amount of waste generated and collected. The PAYT approach is becoming widely applied in waste management because: a) it supports a more sustainable management of |