Disposal is Not Free : Fiscal Instruments to Internalize the Environmental Costs of Solid Waste /

This paper provides an overview of global solid waste generation, its environmental costs, and fiscal instruments that can be used to encourage waste reduction and finance proper disposal. Countries-especially island nations--struggle to manage an ever-increasing volume of solid waste, generation of...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Matheson, Thornton
Format: Journal
Language:English
Published: Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2019.
Series:IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 2019/283
Online Access:Full text available on IMF