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An Environmental class Project

A Cost/Benefit Analysis of the University of Wisconsin - Marshfield/Wood County Campus Recycling Program. An Environmental class Project Daniel J. Burkhart , Todd Witt, Tyler Gruen, and Malcolm Gold mgold@smumn.edu. Outline of Class Project. Choose a topic: Campus recycling

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An Environmental class Project

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  1. A Cost/Benefit Analysis of the University of Wisconsin - Marshfield/Wood County Campus Recycling Program An Environmental class Project Daniel J. Burkhart, Todd Witt, Tyler Gruen, and Malcolm Gold mgold@smumn.edu

  2. Outline of Class Project • Choose a topic: Campus recycling • Determine research question that can be answered within a semester with limited funding. • Determine an appropriate Cost-Benefit Analysis plan • Collect data and give recommendations

  3. Campus Recycling Background • Building and land is owned and maintained by the City of Marshfield and Wood County (UW M/WC Commission) • City and State statues require recycling of comingled products and paper separately • City has an existing contract with Veolia, which includes campus

  4. Research Question • What component of the recycling program is malleable? • Number and type of dumpsters • Campus receptacles • Campus awareness • We chose to focus on campus receptacles

  5. Campus Receptacles • Attributes of interest • Count: the number of recycling containers on campus (10, 20, 30) • Consistent: style and color among recycling containers are consistent (0, 1) • Classroom: recycling containers are in each classroom (0, 1)

  6. Survey • We utilized a dual-choice conjoint analysis • Survey design • Choose one of three options • After the decision, determine whether the preferred option is better than the current situation.

  7. Survey

  8. Survey Descriptive Statistics

  9. Conditional Logit Estimates

  10. Policy Recommendation • Replace recycling containers so that they are consistent on campus. • Average student benefit $7.31 • Average student cost $3.12 • Entire Campus benefit $7,931 • Entire Campus cost $1,950

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