RT info:eu-repo/semantics/article
T1 A comprehensive evaluation of eco-productivity of the municipal solid waste service in Chile
A1 Mocholí Arce, Manuel
A1 Sala Garrido, Ramón
A1 Molinos Senante, María
A1 Maziotis, Alexandros
K1 Solid waste
K1 Eco-productivity change
K1 Luenberger-Hick-Moorsteen
K1 Recycled waste
K1 Regression tree
K1 Circular economy
AB Moving toward a circular economy requires improvement of the economic andenvironmental performance of municipalities in their provision of municipal solid waste (MSW)services. Understanding performance changes over years is fundamental to support decision-making.This study employs the Luenberger-Hicks-Moorsteen productivity indicator to evaluate eco-productivitychange and its drivers in the MSW sector in Chile over the years 2015–2019. The further use of decisiontree and linear regression analysis allows exploration of the interaction between operating characteristicsand eco-productivity estimations. The results of the eco-productivity assessment show that, although theChilean MSW sector was still facing a transitional period, from 2015 to 2019, eco-productivity increased1.28% per year. Gains in eco-productivity were due to technical progress and small gains in efficiency,whereas scale effect had an adverse impact. Other factors such as waste spending per inhabitant and theamount of waste collected and recycled per inhabitant had a significant impact on the eco-productivity ofChilean municipalities.
PB Springer
SN 2095-2201
YR 2024
FD 2024
LK https://uvadoc.uva.es/handle/10324/75202
UL https://uvadoc.uva.es/handle/10324/75202
LA eng
NO Frontiers of Environmental Science & Engineering, 2024,vol. 19, n. 1
NO Producción Científica
DS UVaDOC
RD 05-abr-2025