Spillover effects of household waste separation policy on electricity consumption: Evidence from Hangzhou, China

摘要

Highlights?The spillover of household waste separation to electricity usage is validated.?Policy framing (environmental vs. monetary) influences the direction of spillover.?Positive spillover is influenced by the difficulty of adopting waste disposal behaviour.?Only positive spillover decreases significantly over time.?The data are from the actual behaviours of residents rather than self-reports.AbstractChina’s sudden growth in solid waste production and energy consumption is challenging the government more severely than ever. The aims of this study are three-fold, to: (1) test how much intervention policies requiring householders to dispose different types of waste into separate receptacles, currently implemented in pilot cities such as Hangzhou, indirectly affect household electricity consump