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In the past decade, main sources of China’s municipal solid waste (MSW) have significantly changed with the economic and social development. Packaging waste produced by the express delivery industry has been an important part of MSW in recent year. Meanwhile, few studies have examined real impacts of the development of the express delivery industry on MSW production through empirical analysis via quantitative approach. Therefore, this paper hopes to analyze major indicators (per capita express delivery amount, number of postal workers and postal outlets) of express delivery industry and other factors’ influence on the production of China's MSW by panel data regression to fill research gap. The results show that the growing of per capita express delivery amount has increased MSW production. This phenomenon is more obvious in the Western region. However, it also shows that the appropriate configuration of postal workers and postal outlets may alleviate the MSW problem. Other control variables of this research such as degree of aging, educational level, Internet development also affect MSW production through various ways. The major conclusion of the paper is that the development of the express delivery industry can significantly affect the production of MSW in China. Therefore, it suggests the Chinese government to upgrade current express delivery industry by sustainable means and promote the educational level of environmental protection.
Yiming Xiao; Boya Zhou. Does the development of delivery industry increase the production of municipal solid waste?—An empirical study of China. Resources, Conservation and Recycling 2020, 155, 104577 .
AMA StyleYiming Xiao, Boya Zhou. Does the development of delivery industry increase the production of municipal solid waste?—An empirical study of China. Resources, Conservation and Recycling. 2020; 155 ():104577.
Chicago/Turabian StyleYiming Xiao; Boya Zhou. 2020. "Does the development of delivery industry increase the production of municipal solid waste?—An empirical study of China." Resources, Conservation and Recycling 155, no. : 104577.
China meets increasingly serious solid waste problems and has adopted various policies in response in recent years. Meanwhile, few studies have investigated the performance of solid waste disposal through statistical analysis with empirical data. This study examines provincial resource use policy’s influence on the comprehensive utilization rate of industrial solid waste in Chinese cities. Through comparing results for statistical analysis in the year 2009 and 2015 by multiple linear regression analysis, this study analyzes similarities and differences in the drivers for solid waste disposal in the era of the 11th Five-Year Plan and the 12th Five-Year Plan in China. It finds that the adoption of resource use policy positively increases the comprehensive utilization rate of industrial solid waste. Other factors such as industrial SO2 emission, local environmental regulations, GDP per capita, population density and educational level also affect industrial solid waste disposal. Therefore, China should continue implementing solid waste disposal policies, upgrade current industrial systems, push forward economic and social reform and increase environmental education to enhance the effectiveness of solid waste disposal for long-term sustainable development.
Boya Zhou; Chunxia Sun; Hongtao Yi. Solid Waste Disposal in Chinese Cities: An Evaluation of Local Performance. Sustainability 2017, 9, 2234 .
AMA StyleBoya Zhou, Chunxia Sun, Hongtao Yi. Solid Waste Disposal in Chinese Cities: An Evaluation of Local Performance. Sustainability. 2017; 9 (12):2234.
Chicago/Turabian StyleBoya Zhou; Chunxia Sun; Hongtao Yi. 2017. "Solid Waste Disposal in Chinese Cities: An Evaluation of Local Performance." Sustainability 9, no. 12: 2234.