Is It Possible to Implement the Same Circular-Economy Concept in Rural and Urban Areas? Study on Willingness to Pay for Household Waste

Household waste management is still a problem that has not been fully solved in various countries, regions, and even in households, due to various factors from within and outside the individual. Nevertheless, efforts to improve waste management continue, including the Willingness to Pay (WTP) model...

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Published inSustainability Vol. 15; no. 7; p. 5843
Main Authors Arista, Nor Isnaeni Dwi, Handayani, Dwini, Ernawati, Ninin
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Basel MDPI AG 01.04.2023
Subjects
Analysis
Circular economy
Comparative analysis
Developing countries
Domestic wastes
Economic aspects
Economics
Factor analysis
Households
Impact analysis
Informal economy
LDCs
Likert scale
Metropolitan areas
Perceptions
Polls & surveys
Questionnaires
Refuse and refuse disposal
Regression analysis
Rural areas
Rural development
Sociodemographics
Surveys
Sustainable urban development
Urban areas
Variance analysis
Waste management
Willingness to pay
Indonesia
China
Germany
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Summary:Household waste management is still a problem that has not been fully solved in various countries, regions, and even in households, due to various factors from within and outside the individual. Nevertheless, efforts to improve waste management continue, including the Willingness to Pay (WTP) model for better waste management. The research hypothesizes that various important factors that influence WTP can lead to a circular economy. The research data is collected through an online survey with a total of 255 respondents, which overall discusses waste and the strategies in its management. Based on factor analysis, the area of residence (rural or urban areas) and the income of respondents have a significant effect on WTP decisions. Furthermore, the WTP decision is tested through respondents’ perceptions of various aspects of the circular economy that have an impact on health, awareness, desire, ability, and marketing prospects of waste which, when tested using the Spearman correlation, shows correlation between all aspects. We recommend these results to stakeholders to improve the management system of household waste management in both rural and urban areas through the WTP system, to achieve a circular economy.
ISSN:2071-1050
2071-1050
DOI:10.3390/su15075843