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The Economic Benefit of Recycling: An Application of Travel Cost Method to Estimate the Consumer Surplus

Julian J. Hwang & Nadiatu Issaka

Journal of Benefit-Cost Analysis2025https://doi.org/10.1017/bca.2025.10037article
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Abstract This article presents the first analysis in the literature that measures the economic benefit of drop-off recycling in terms of consumer surplus (CS). CS, a measure of the economic benefit that consumers receive from participating in economic activities, is estimated using a single-site travel cost method application based on survey data. Our findings indicate that the total CS residents of Monongalia County receive from drop-off recycling is $1,317,960 annually.

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@article{julian2025,
  title        = {{The Economic Benefit of Recycling: An Application of Travel Cost Method to Estimate the Consumer Surplus}},
  author       = {Julian J. Hwang & Nadiatu Issaka},
  journal      = {Journal of Benefit-Cost Analysis},
  year         = {2025},
  doi          = {https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1017/bca.2025.10037},
}

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F · citation impact0.50 × 0.4 = 0.20
M · momentum0.50 × 0.15 = 0.07
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R · text relevance †0.50 × 0.4 = 0.20

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