Disposición a pagar por la incorporación de un nuevo sistema de reciclaje para los residuos sólidos urbanos en la ciudad de Loja, 2018.

Abstract

Abstract:Climate change is a global reality (IPCC, 2007). As the years pass by, consumerism exacerbates harmful consequences to the environment and collective welfare. Therefore, there are several proposals to minimize the effects of waste generation. This document evaluates the willingness to pay of the population of the city of Loja, Ecuador, for the implementation and maintenance of a new recycling system for urban solid waste. For this purpose, the Contingent Valuation Method was used by interviewing 382 randomly selected household heads and a multinomial logistic regression model was applied to determine the factors that influenced their maximum payment value. The results allowed to conclude that 97% of the respondents are willing to pay a fee for the implementation and maintenance of the recycling system. According to the results, the statistically significant determinants were the primary source of treatment of household waste, schooling, inclusion of a stricter environmental law, implementation of financial incentives and subsidies, and efficient personal action to fight against environmental problems.