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Italy · TrevisoCity · Materials

Pay for what's left after you've separated well

A fee linked to residual waste may encourage separation, if the service makes it easy to provide each material.

What the evidence tells us ↓
Italy · Treviso. Everything ends up in the dumpsters indistinctly / Separate collection leaves less waste
Everything ends up in the dumpsters indistinctlySeparate collection leaves less waste
A mechanism, not a numerical forecast

How the change works

  1. 01 / Public decision

    Accessible collection

  2. 02 / Physical change

    Residual rate

  3. 03 / Possible outcome

    Favorite separation and prevention

A fee linked to residual waste may encourage separation, if the service makes it easy to provide each material.

Research and local documents ↓
Documented case

What the evidence tells us

The case of Treviso documents the door-to-door and the on-time rate in 2014. Service and incentive work together.

Qualitative comparison

Putting the choices into practice

Service

The challengeMixed-waste bins

The responseDedicated collections

Tariff

The challengeWithout connection with the residue

The responseFee linked to residual waste

Fairness

The challengeIgnored special needs

The responseAllowances and checks

The diagram compares choices and conditions for putting them into practice. Measured outcomes and their limits are discussed in the evidence.

Research and local documents ↓
Conditions and limits

Data about the city and the entire basin are not interchangeable. The 2015 forecasts are not observed results; abandonments and the quality of the collection also count.

Other possible benefits

Greater transparency between service, materials and costs.

Research and local documents

  1. Local document and reported findingContarina in E, 2015 · The Treviso experience ↗

    Technical description of the door-to-door and of the pricing; distinguishes the city and the basin served.

  2. Local project or policy documentContarina · Ecocalendar Treviso 2026 ↗

    Local service rules and explanation of the on-time rate.

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