Policy Analyses on Promoting the Recycling of Express Packages

Sustainability

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Jun Wang¹  Lu Xiao²  Chaojie Wang³  Rongrong Fan³ 

[1] Institute of Applied System Analysis, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang 212013, China;

[2] School of Management, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang 212013, China;

[3] School of Mathematical Science, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang 212013, China;

关键词: express package recovery;    subsidy;    penalty;    tax reduction;    optimization problem;   

DOI  :  10.3390/su12229504

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

With the development of e-commerce industry, the express enterprises are growing up rapidly. At the same time, they produce a large amount of express packaging garbage. The recycling of express packages has become an important issue for environment protection. In this paper, three types of possible policies are discussed for consideration: subsidy, penalty, and tax reduction. We analyze the efficiency of each policy and find the conditions under which the express packaging manufacturers prefer to recycle and reprocess the used products. A two-stage model is established from the perspective of manufacturers to discuss the production and recycling strategies under the three policies. Besides, we suggest an optimal choice between subsidy and tax reduction for the government when the budget is fixed. This paper provides guidelines for the government to improve related policies on promoting the recycling of express packages.

【 授权许可】

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