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Plastic recycling can help improving the environment quality by reducing waste discharge as well as keeping the surrounding clean. This study examines the perception of individual solid-waste generators about plastic recycling and their willingness to pay (WTP) an extra fee in addition to monthly waste collection charges at their current resident places. | RESEARCHES & DISCUSSIONS Plastic recycling can help improving the environment quality by reducing waste discharge as well as keeping the surrounding clean. This study examines the perception of individual solid-waste generators about plastic recycling and their willingness to pay (WTP) an extra fee in addition to monthly waste collection charges at their current resident places. A survey-based, contingent valuation, approach with an anchored payment card technique was used to interview 487 individuals in Hochiminh city. The findings show that the mean expected WTP is VND43,200 per year from ordered probit model. Marital status, education level, employment and income are significant socioeconomic determinants of consumers’ WTP. Other important behavioral factors are concerns towards the current ambient environment quality and the threats to human health caused by plastic wastes and the benefit of plastic wastes recycling. Keyword: willingness to pay, plastic waste recycling, contingent valuation method 1. Introduction Dangers from solid wastes generation to the global environment as well as human health have been remarked and received a great concern of societies recently. Plastic is one of the central concerns because most plastics are non-degradable and leads to a growing concern about space at sanitary landfill sites. According to Vietnam Environment Situation 2004 – Solid Waste Report, solid wastes mostly originated from households (60% – 70%) in urban areas. Statistics (2009) of HCMC Department of Natural Resource and Environment shows that the solid waste system collects approximately about 5,600 to 6,000 tonnes of wastes daily, in which plastics account for the second largest proportion, about 10.8% in households and 19% in schools (The Saigon Times) (1). A large volume of plastic wastes is not collected for re-use or recycling but goes directly to landfills and this causes a great problem for the current ambient en- 52 vironment quality in the .
