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Motives for Firms to Adopt Solid Waste Management Controls: The Case of Food Processing Sector in Sri Lanka

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  • Udith Jayasinghe-Mudalige
  • Menuka Udugama

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This study offers an empirical analysis of the economic incentives available for food processing firms in Sri Lanka to adopt environmental controls for solid waste management. We carried out a series of in-depth interviews (n=325) with managers responsible for environmental quality in five types of food processing firms (coconut-based products, essential oils, non-alcoholic beverages, processed fruits and vegetables, and other processed products). We applied Confirmatory Factor Analysis techniques to the data to quantify the effect of six market-based incentives (cost/financial implications, sales, reputation, commercial pressure, human resources and technical efficiency), two regulatory incentives (existing and anticipated government regulations), and the liability incentive on the firm's adoption of solid waste management practices. The results suggest that the level of adoption of environmental practices at the firm level is low -- on average firms adopt only 1.2 of a maximum of 8 different possible practices. Costs of adoption and perceived improvements in technical efficiency are two factors that motivate adoption. Liability laws and anticipated future regulations also matter. The analysis suggests that older firms and larger firms are more responsive to environmental considerations. Interestingly, export oriented firms do not do better than domestic firms.

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  • Udith Jayasinghe-Mudalige & Menuka Udugama, "undated". "Motives for Firms to Adopt Solid Waste Management Controls: The Case of Food Processing Sector in Sri Lanka," Working papers 60, The South Asian Network for Development and Environmental Economics.
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