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Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Charge - Brief Summary (Austria)

Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Charge, Austria

 

 

Achievements
  • 40% refrigerators returned due to charge (OECD, pp91)


Design

  • Charge of ATS 100 is levied on these appliances to cover treatment costs at the end of their life-cycle (OECD, pp34)
  • Voluntarily adopted by private sector (OECD, pp35)
  • Substitute for a deposit-refund system (OECD, pp35)


References

  • ‘Economic Instruments for Pollution Control and Natural Resources Management in OECD Countries: A Survey,' J-P Barde, OECD (ENV/EPOC/GEEI((*)35/REV1/FINAL), September 1999, pp34-35, 91


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Posted by admin on 09/06/08

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