【Paper】
Contingent Valuation Approach to The Environmental Benefits from Waste Management
Hiroshi Kanzaki* and Yukio Terakado**
* Chiba-City Hall, Environmental Projects General Affairs Section
** Faculty of Education Chiba University
† Correspondence should be addressed to Hiroshi Kanzaki:
Chiba-City Hall, Environmental Projects General Affairs Section
（1-1 Chibaminato, Chuo-ku, Chiba, 260-8722 Japan）


Abstract
During the process of new policy formation which has a great effect on the everyday lives of residents, it is essential to accurately understand and take into full consideration public opinions and values. In this thesis, using the Contingent Valuation Method（CVM）, we threw light upon the policy needs for separated waste collection of containers and packaging in Chiba City, and examined the feasibility of the separated waste collection program by assessing the cost affordability for the residents. In addition, using the results of the questionnaire survey, we estimated in great detail the value Chiba City citizens place on waste disposal projects for their city, and found an enormous difference between the public valuation and the actual cost of the project. As a result of these two case studies, we discovered that CVM can be effectively applied to the formation and assessment of waste management policies, as CVM is particularly efficient in grasping the possibilities of policy consensus through valuations.


Key words: Contingent Valuation Method（CVM）, questionnaire survey, policy-making, recycling of containers and packaging, cost defrayal.