Wang, HuaHe, JieKim, YoonheeKamata, Takuya2012-03-192012-03-192011-08-01https://hdl.handle.net/10986/3529Municipal solid waste management continues to be a major challenge for local governments in both urban and rural areas across the world, and one of the key issues is their financial constraints. Recently an economic analysis was conducted in Eryuan, a poor county located in Yunnan Province of China, where willingness to pay for an improved solid waste collection and treatment service was estimated and compared with the project cost. This study finds that the mean willingness to pay is about 1 percent of household income and the total willingness to pay can basically cover the total cost of the project. The analysis also shows that the poorest households in Eryuan are not only willing to pay more than the rich households in terms of income percentage in general, but also are willing to pay no less than the rich in absolute terms where no solid waste services are available; the poorest households have stronger demand for public solid waste management services while the rich have the capability to take private measures when public services are not available.CC BY 3.0 IGOAIR POLLUTIONBENEFIT ANALYSISCOMPOSTINGCONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORKCONSERVATIONCONTINGENT VALUATIONCONTINGENT VALUATION METHODCONTINGENT VALUATION SURVEYCOST ANALYSISCURBSIDE RECYCLINGDEMOLITION WASTEDEVELOPED COUNTRIESDICHOTOMOUS CHOICEDISPOSALDISPOSAL ACTIVITIESDISPOSAL FEEDISPOSAL METHODDISPOSAL OPTIONSDISPOSAL SERVICEDISPOSAL SERVICESDISPOSAL SYSTEMDISPOSAL SYSTEMSDISPOSED MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTEDOMESTIC WASTEDUMP SITEECOLOGICAL ECONOMICSECONOMIC ANALYSISECONOMIC DEVELOPMENTECONOMIC GROWTHECONOMIC VALUEECONOMICSEMPIRICAL ANALYSISENVIRONMENTALENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATIONENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENTENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMSENVIRONMENTAL QUALITYENVIRONMENTSEXISTENCE VALUEEXPENDITURESGARBAGEGARBAGE COLLECTIONGARBAGE DUMPGROUND WATER CONTAMINATIONHAZARDOUS WASTEHAZARDOUS WASTE DISPOSALHOUSEHOLD HAZARDOUS WASTEHOUSEHOLD SOLID WASTEHOUSEHOLD WASTEHOUSEHOLD WASTE MANAGEMENTINCINERATIONINCOMEINTEGRATED SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENTLAND ECONOMICSLANDFILLLANDFILL SITELANDFILL SITESLANDFILLSLOCATIONMUNICIPAL SOLIDMUNICIPAL SOLID WASTEMUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE COLLECTIONMUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE GENERATIONMUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENTMUNICIPAL SOLID WASTESMUNICIPAL WASTEPER CAPITA INCOMEPOLLUTION CONTROLPOLLUTION PROBLEMSPUBLIC GOODRECYCLINGSAFE DISPOSALSANITARY LANDFILLSANITARY LANDFILL FACILITYSEWAGESEWAGE TREATMENTSLUDGESOLID WASTE COLLECTIONSOLID WASTE DISPOSALSOLID WASTE GENERATION DATASOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT PROGRAMSOLID WASTE PROBLEMSOLID WASTE PROBLEMSSOLID WASTE SERVICESSOLID WASTE TREATMENTSOURCE SEPARATIONSTREET CLEANINGSUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENTSWMTAX REFORMTRASHTRAVEL COST METHODURBAN POPULATIONURBAN SANITATIONUSE VALUEWASTE COLLECTION SERVICESWASTE DISPOSAL OPTIONSWASTE DUMPINGWASTE RECYCLINGWASTE SERVICEWASTE TREATMENTWASTEWATERWASTEWATER TREATMENTWASTEWATER TREATMENT SLUDGEWATER POLLUTIONWATER PRICINGWATER SUPPLYWILLINGNESS TO PAYWTPWorld Bank10.1596/1813-9450-5767