Waste prevention and Pay as You Throw, a collective case ... - lumes

Appendix B – Results of Secondary Data Analysis:
Municipality
Reasons for
Implementation
Municipal Opinion
of PAYTs Influence
on waste totals
How has PAYT
influenced household
waste
Opinion of
PAYT from
Government
perspective
Opinion of
PAYT from
Household’s
perspective
Overall
Opinion of
PAYT
Additional Comments
Härryda
Lerum
Partille
To increase sorting,
reduce waste
quantities.
To reduce waste
quantities and
increase sorting of
packaging and
newspapers.
Reduce waste
quantities and
encourage
subscribers to get
better at sorting and
to start composting.
Yes, some
influence
Mixed waste for
incineration has
decreased, sorted
packaging and
newspapers has
increased,
continuation of high
rate of home
composting (49%).
Positive Positive Positive Individual ID tags keep
very good track of the
number of containers and
subscribers for the billing
system. Together with
GIS, the system provides
strong waste reporting
and excellent customer
service. It also helps
minimize the risk that
haulers pick up extra
waste, since the weights
are checked at the
treatment plant.
Yes, big influence None given Positive Positive Positive None given
Yes, big influence
Decreased waste
totals the first year
from 6,000 to 5,000
tons annually and
increased quantities
of sorted packaging.
Positive Positive Positive PAYT is very technically
demanding and also
requires storing large
amounts of data.
Borgholm None given Yes, big influence Waste volumes fell
sharply at the
beginning. They have
since risen again and
are now close to the
No answer No answer No answer To respond to the survey
questions about opinions
on perspectives is not
possible because there
are so many aspects to
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