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MATEC Web Conf.
Volume 95, 2017
2016 the 3rd International Conference on Mechatronics and Mechanical Engineering (ICMME 2016)
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| Article Number | 18004 | |
| Number of page(s) | 4 | |
| Section | Environment and Energy | |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.1051/matecconf/20179518004 | |
| Published online | 09 February 2017 | |
Estimating Household Willingness to Pay for Improved Solid Waste Management: A Case Study of Thu Dau Mot City, Binh Duong
1 Falcuty of Resources and Environment, Thu Dau Mot University, Binh Duong, Viet Nam
2 College of Natural Resources and Environment, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi 712100, China
The main objective of this paper is to investigate the household willingness to pay (WTP) for improved solid waste management in Thu Dau Mot city, Binh Duong by using Dichotomons choice Contingent Valuation Method. A questionnaire was designed to draw a sample of 330 respondents for the study. The results show that mean household willingness to pay for solid waste management system in Thu Dau Mot is about 24 thousand VND/ month/ household, higher than the current fee (20 thousand VND month/ household).The paper used a logistic regression to establish the factor affecting to the household willingness to pay for solid waste management system. The logit results show that those with a higher income and more educated is willing to pay more for improvement in management of their solid waste. Also, more environmental aware the person the more they are willing to pay. Moreover, females are less likely to give a positive response to WTP compare to male.
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