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Waste management and sustainable economic development in the
modern economies
Brankica TODOROVIC*
Abstract
The environment is a comprehensive category of the economic development which it should be
managed at the level of several policies, including economic and trade policies. Therefore, this paper
focuses on: economic and sustainable development according to the indicators Human Development
Index (HDI) and Environmental Performance Index (EPI), measures of the economic policies that
enable efficient waste management, as well as, the impact of the mass tourism, the growing number
of population in cities and development of eco-tourism on the reduction pressures on the
environmental.
Keywords: waste management, economic policy, eco-tourism
Introduction
An integral part of the economic policy of modern economies is the development of a green
economy and the state's orientation to its development on the national and international level. It
affects the increase environmental jobs mainly in the area of waste management, renewable energy
and water, by developing new ecological enterprises and encouraging eco-innovation. However, there
are challenges and constraints that economies faced in achieving sustainable development.
The opening of the market and the liberalization of foreign trade, make a high import
dependence and non-equivalent exchange. Some countries consume twice as much resources as they
have and import large quantities of raw materials, fuels, metals and food to meet the demands of
production and consumption. Import products are associated with severe environmental impacts
(more than half of the environmental impacts generated through domestic consumption are generated
abroad). As a result, modern economies seek to reduce import dependence and focus on domestic
production, primarily in the context of green growth. Globalization creates space for the development
of mass production which encourages the development of countries like China and India. Growing
competition, primarily in consumer goods, leaves space for economies that will, by low wage earnings
and modern technological solutions, provide themselves with space for operations in the global world.
*
Brankica TODOROVIC, PhD, is professor at School of Economics, Uzice, Serbia, e-mail: bdanica@neobee.net.
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In response to these problems, the states seek to develop collective and social responsibility in
relation to environmental protection and waste management. The development of corporate social
responsibility includes three main areas: production (improving the efficiency and organization of
production), social relations (health and safety) and environment (implementation of cleaner
production, rational use of resources and reduction of waste).
In addition to the negative impact of trade liberalization on the environment, population growth
and mass tourism are producers of large quantities of solid waste. The rising number of population
leads to increased demand for water and energy, air and water pollution, waste water discharges,
floods, waste generation and degradation of habitats, landscapes and coasts. Since 1995, tourism has
grown by about 75% and projections show that the number of tourists will reach around 640 million
by 2025. A large number of countries in the Mediterranean are facing with environmental problems
in conditions of mass tourism growth. However, while the number of foreign tourist arrivals has a
long-term growth trend, tourism revenue has a downward trend as a result of the growth of mass
tourism. Mass tourism also has a significant impact on the environment which undermines long-term
sustainable development. The most visible effects of environmental degradation are coastal roads
leading to tourist destinations while some destinations become devastated due to waste dumping. The
projects and programs implemented by the state for improving the state of the environment are related
to climate change, waste management, energy efficiency improvement, reduction of the damage
caused by tourism to its development, as well as, the growing number of inhabitants. In the field of
tourism, certain countries seek to link tourism development, social responsibility and waste reduction
through eco-tourism.
1. Review of literature
Scientific papers consider eco-tourism from more aspects among which there are also
approaches related to the environment and sustainable development management. There are various
definitions of eco-tourism (Buckley, 2009; Donohoe and Needham, 2006; Weaver and Lawton,
2007). Eco-tourism is responsible travel to natural areas that conserves the environment and improves
the welfare of local people (The International Ecotourism Society).
The works, also, considered environmental impacts ecotourism produces at individual sites
(Buckley, 2004; Liddle, 1997), as well as, measuring the sustainability of tourism (Bramwell and
Lane, 2008; Gössling et al., 2008, 2009). Authors beside the term eco-tourism use community and
responsible tourism (Spenceley, 2008), nature-based tourism (Newsome et al., 2002), sustainable
tourism (Stabler, 1997; Weaver, 2006) and other related terms. Research studies show that travellers
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prefer companies that embed green or eco-friendly practices into their operations and expect that
tourism businesses (WTTC, 2015).
The tours clients generate global environmental impacts through long-distance air travel
(Simmons and Becken, 2004; Folke et al., 2006). Positive impacts eco-tourism: examples of private
or community conservation funded by ecotourism rely on attracting rich nature tourists from rich
nations to bring their money to poor communities in poor nations. Eco-tourism companies offer tours
of their clients from developed nations, especially in Europe and North America, regions of Africa,
Asia and Latin America, the Artic and Antarctica, Pacific island nations, or Australia (Buckley et al.,
2003). Tourism is growing most rapidly in developing countries: between 2010 and 2030, arrivals in
emerging destinations are expected to increase at twice the rate (+4.4% a year) of those in advanced
economies (+2.2% a year) which is also an opportunity for the development of ecotourism (UNWTO,
2015). Nature-based tourism accounts for about 20% of total international travel and continues to
grow according to the UNWTO (UNEP, 2015).
Ecotourism is "a force within the industry that, in its very essence, aims to minimize tourism’s
negative impacts whilst maximizes tourism’s positive impacts" (Black and Crabtree, 2007). A number
of studies are analysing parks and recreation management, recreation ecology, considers techniques
to measure and minimize the impacts of recreational visitors (Bushell and Eagles, 2007; Eagles and
McCool, 2002; Pigram and Jenkins, 2006). The tourism sector today accounts for 5% of global CO2
emissions and may be higher (up to 14%) if measured as radioactive forcing, i.e. the warming caused
by CO2 (by 2035 CO2 emission generated by tourism will be more than three times higher than today)
(UNEP, Climate Change).
The development of eco-tourism in terms of the growing pressures on the environment
The intensive socio-economic development after the Second World War, as well as, the
dynamic process of employment, led to the rapid expansion of cities and the rise of the urban
population. In cities the number of population is increasing which affects a number of problems
related to environmental management. Besides that, the growing importance of tourism has led to
major pressures on the environment and increasing of waste.
Bearing in mind the spread of cities, and the fact that most of the world's population lives in
cities, many countries are taking measures to limit the spread of cities from the aspect of
environmental protection. In Luxembourg, the state promotes sustainable modes of transport
consisting of public and non-motorized transport modes. All this is aimed at promoting a new mode
of transport such as electro-mobility and car use. "Cities of the Future" (in Norway) is an example of
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an innovative approach, a collaboration between the government and the 13 largest cities to reduce
emissions of greenhouse gas and make cities in the country better places to live. The program
identified concrete projects and actions that could lead to structural changes both in infrastructure and
in the organization of space. Parks will also help absorb the increasing rainfall expected in the future
and at the same time create greener and pleasant cities.
In addition to the expansion of cities, the problem is also the growing pressure of tourism on
certain areas. Pressures on the environment are further enhanced by the development of tourism while
often concentrated in the Mediterranean coastal areas where since 1995 tourism has grown by almost
75%. Comparison the tourist attendance in the period 2010-2016 show the increase in the number of
visits from year to year more than 32 million tourists in 2016 compared to 2010 (Table 1).
Table 1. Attendance of the Mediterranean countries
Countries 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016
Albania 2.417.000 2.932.000 3.516.000 2.857.000 3.341.000 3.0784.000 4.070.000
Algeria 2.070.000 2.395.000 2.634.000 2.733.000 2.301.000 1.710.000 2.039.000
Bosnia-
Herzegovina
365.000 392.000 439.000 529.000 536.000 678.000 777.000
Croatia 9.111.000 9.927.000 10.369.000 10.948.000 11.623.000 12.683.000 13.809.000
Cyprus 2.173.000 2.392.000 2.465.000 2.405.000 2.441.000 2.659.000 3.187.000
Egypt 14.051.000 9.497.000 11.196.000 9.174.000 9.628.000 9.139.000 5.258.000
France 77.648.000 81.550.000 83.013.000 83.634.000 83.767.000 84.452.000 82.570.000
Greece 15.007.000 16.427.000 15.518.000 17.920.000 22.033.000 23.599.000 24.799.000
Israel 2.803.000 2.820.000 2.886.000 8.260.000 8.813.000 2.799.000 2.900.000
Italy 43.626.000 46.119.000 46.360.000 47.704.000 48.576.000 50.732.000 52.372.000
Jordan 4.207.000 3.960.000 4.162.000 3.945.000 3.990.000 3.761.000 3.858.000
Lebanon 2.168.000 1.655.000 1.366.000 1.274.000 1.355.000 1.518.000 1.688.000
Macedonia 262.000 327.000 351.000 400.000 425.000 486.000 510.000
Malta 1.339.000 1.415.000 1.444.000 1.582.000 1.690.000 1.783.000 1.966.000
Montenegro 1.088.000 1.201.000 1.264.000 1.324.000 1.350.000 1.560.000 1.662.000
Morocco 9.288.000 9.342.000 9.375.000 10.046.000 10.283.000 10.177.000 10.332.000
Portugal 6.756.000 7.264.000 7.503.000 8.097.000 9.092.000 9.957.000 11.223.000
Slovenia 1.869.000 2.037.000 2.156.000 2.259.000 2.411.000 2.707.000 3.032.000
Spain 52.677.000 56.177.000 57.701.000 60.675.000 64.995.000 68.175.000 75.315.000
Syria 8.546.000 5.070.000 - - - - -
Tunisia 6.903.000 4.785.000 5.950.000 6.269.000 6.069.000 5.359.000 5.742.000
Turkey 31.364.000 34.654.000 35.698.000 37.795.000 39.811.000 39.487.000 30.289.000
Source: World Development Indicator, Tourism Attendance
The largest international tourism revenues in 2016 were recorded in France and Spain, followed
by Italy, Germany and the United Kingdom. A large number of countries in the Mediterranean are
facing with environmental problems in conditions of mass tourism growth. Thus, the tourism industry
in Greece is experiencing increased growth, especially in Athens and Thessaloniki. Mass tourism also
has a significant impact on the environment which adversely affects long-term development. The
tourism industry is also a producer of large quantities of solid waste.
In conditions of rising pressure from residents and tourists on the sustainability of the area, it is
important to encourage the development of eco-tourism in protected areas. The development of eco-
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tourism preserves the ambiance of a particular area which can bring economic benefits because
modern tourists are striving for tourism experience and authenticity. In addition, an appropriate
legislative basis that precisely regulates areas under protection and the degree of protection prescribes
detailed performance of certain activities in accordance with the degree of protection. Countries use
different mechanisms and instruments that influence waste reduction and environmental protection.
In Estonia, eco-tourism is organized by the State Forest Management Center (RMK), which, in
addition to managing the state forests offers opportunities by managing a national forest recreational
infrastructure that includes 13 recreational core areas and a total of 2 000 km of nature trails. Austrian
Green Meetings and Green Events were created with the aim of promoting energy efficiency, waste
reduction and ecological arrival and departure of guests. In this way, regional values, social
responsibility, and positive image are created among the population, guests and sponsors. In
Luxembourg, the program “SuperDrecksKëscht Action” for problematic household and business
waste management was based on the principles of prevention, reduction and waste (this program was
awarded in 2010 by the European Commission as an example of "best practice").
2. Indicators of sustainable economic development in the modern economies
Sustainable economic development, its specific objectives and tasks, is a part of the Millennium
Declaration 20001
. Member States of the United Nations formulated in 2014 goals for sustainable
development: eliminating human deprivations and disparities in human progress, a commitment to
improving the living conditions of and opportunities for every individual in the world by 2030. The
goals of sustainable development encompass three elements: they assert the primacy of poverty
eradication within the framework of sustainable development, they are universal, covering all
countries and individuals and they set time-bound targets with progress to be monitored and reported
nationally, regionally and globally.
A comparative analysis of the total HDI-environmental sustainability and the EPI ranking
A comparative analysis of the sustainable development is based on the two indicators: the
Human Development Index (HDI) and Environmental Performance Index (EPI). There was a
difference between countries according to the human development (analysed 188 countries): 49
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countries have a very high human development (HDI>0.800 or HDI=0.800), 56 countries have a high
human development (HDI=0.799-0.712), 37 countries have a medium human development
(HDI=0.711-0.536) and 46 countries has a low human development (HDI<0.535) (Human
development report, 2015). There are large disparities by the HDI value when compared first three
countries (Norway=0.955, Australia=0.935 and Switzerland=0.937) with the last three countries
(Nigeria=0.348, Central African Republic=0.350, Eritrea=0.391).
Comparison HDI with indicators of environmental sustainability shows that there are
differences indicators (Ireland, Netherlands, Germany, Denmark and Switzerland have a very high
human development but they having the lowest environmental indicators). Norway, the country with
the highest HDI achieved the best results in the use of renewable energy sources with a small
percentage of the population living on degraded areas. However, there is an additional effort of
countries with very high HDI with the increasing use of fossil fuels, renewable energy sources,
increase the rate of electrification, reduce emissions of carbon dioxide and doesn't endanger the
natural resources, forests and water (Table 2).
Table 2. Total HDI and Environmental sustainability for the first ten countries
HDI
Rank
Country
HDI
Primary
energy
Supply
-
Electrification
rate
Renewable
sources
Electrification
rate
(total)
Electrification
rate
(rural)
Carbon
dioxide
emissions
per
capita
(t)
Average
annual
Carbon
dioxide
emissions
-
Average
annual
growth
(%)
Natural
resource
depletion
(%
of
GNI)
Forest
area
(%
of
total
land
area)
Forest
area
(%
change)
Fresh
water
withdrawals
(%
of
total
renewable
water
resources)
Population
living
on
degraded
land
(%)
Natural
Disaster
Population
affected
(average
annual
per
million
people)
1 Norway 0.944 57.3 47.8 100 100 9.2 0.8 9.0 28.0 11.9 0.8 0.2 12
2 Australia 0.935 95.4 4.6 100 100 16.5 1.1 3.8 19.2 -4.6 3.9 9.0 1337
3 Switzerland 0.930 51.1 49.7 100 100 4.6 -1.1 0.0 31.6 8.6 … 0.5 73
4 Denmark 0.923 70.6 26.8 100 100 7.2 -1.8 1.5 12.9 23.0 10.8 8.5 0
5 Netherlands 0.922 91.4 6.7 100 100 10.1 -0.3 0.9 10.8 5.9 11.7 5.4 0
6 Germany 0.916 80.2 20.4 100 100 8.9 … 0.1 31.8 3.3 21.0 8.1 10
6 Ireland 0.916 84.7 6.4 100 100 7.9 0.6 0.1 11.0 62.7 … 0.5 14
8 United States 0.916 83.6 16.3 100 100 17.0 -0.7 1.0 33.3 3.0 15.5 1.1 5.074
9 Canada 0.915 73.7 27.9 100 100 14.1 -0.4 2.4 34.1 0.0 … 2.7 364
9 New Zealand 0.913 61.4 38.4 100 100 7.1 1.1 1.6 31.3 6.9 … 5.3 14.226
Source: Human development report, 2015, p. 250
In addition to the HDI, an indicator of environmental sustainability is the EPI ranks. EPI ranks
analysed countries according to high-priority environmental issues in two areas: protection of human
health and protection of ecosystems. In the ten best eco-ranking countries of the 180 analysed
countries 9 countries is in the EU: Finland, Sweden, Denmark, Slovenia, Spain, Portugal, Estonia,
Malta and France. All 28 EU countries are in the first 41 best ranked countries (Report Global metrics
for the environment, 2016) (Table 3).
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Table 3. EPI Rankings
Rank Country Score
1 Finland 90.68
2 Iceland 90.51
3 Sweden 90.43
4 Denmark 89.21
5 Slovenia 88.96
6 Spain 88.91
7 Portugal 88.63
8 Estonia 88.59
9 Malta 88.48
10 France 88.20
11 New Zealand 88.00
12 United Kingdom 87.38
13 Australia 87.22
14 Singapore 87.04
15 Croatia 86.98
17 Norway 86.90
18 Austria 86.64
19 Ireland 86.60
20 Luxembourg 86.58
21 Greece 85.81
22 Latvia 85.71
23 Lithuania 85.49
24 Slovakia 85.42
25 Canada 85.06
26 United States of America 84.72
27 Czech Republic 84.67
28 Hungary 84.60
29 Italy 84.48
30 Germany 84.26
31 Azerbaijan 83.78
32 Russia 83.52
33 Bulgaria 83.40
34 Romania 83.24
35 Belarus 82.30
36 Netherlands 82.03
37 Armenia 81.60
38 Poland 81.26
39 Japan 80.59
40 Cyprus 80.24
41 Belgium 80.15
Source: Report Global metrics for the environment, 2016, p. 18.
High score of EPI has Island because achieved the basis of environmental standards and
objectives at the highest level. The policy of the state is based on ecological principles. The population
makes maximum use of geothermal energy. For the preparation of heat and electricity is used
hydrogen (as much as 82% of the electrical and thermal energy comes from the hydrogen and
geothermal wells and only 18% is obtained by burning coal). In this country applies an active
campaign has been ongoing against the use of studded tires (removing the studded tires would reduce
PM pollution) and major steps have been taken to improve bike paths and promote public transport
in the Reykjavík area to reduce environmental pressures (World Island Network, 2006; Island
Resources Foundation, 2015).
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3. Waste management in the modern economies
Waste management is an organized way of monitoring waste, energy and other consumption
that occurs with the aim of transferring the tax burden on waste users as an incentive to further
increase efficiency, green investments and innovations in the field of consumption. Troubleshooting
environment includes collaboration with stakeholders and interested parties in order to achieve
coherence and complementarity in environmental protection and the reform of taxation. Finding the
answer to current and new problems related to waste management is not just a task for the state, but
also and civil society, the market and citizens that contribute to a sustainable society.
Within each part of the economic policycan be implemented environmental and waste management
measures: eco-tax (fiscal policy), eco-innovation credits (credit-monetary policy), reduction of import
taxes for organic products or simpler import procedure (trade policy), encouragement of green growth
and eco-innovation (environmental protection) and waste recycling and other mechanisms (waste
management policy). Countries are trying to integrate waste policy into sector policies and other related
policies in order to increase the sustainability of the economy. Liechtenstein has integrated its climate
policy in individual sector policies. The focus is on energy, environment, transport, agriculture and
forestry. In the Netherlands is defined "Energy Agreement for Sustainable Growth" in order to achieve a
sustainable energy supply system 2050, a future sustainable development (re)investment in energy-
efficient, the production technology and renewable energy.
Case studies examined by Buckley (2003) and Kruger (2005) indicate that tourism only
contributes to conservation if there is a legal and practical conservation management framework
already in place before the tourism industry begins to grow. Several protocols and agreements have
been signed by the countries to reduce environmental pollution, especially those related to global
warming and climate changes, such as the Kyoto Protocol, Stockholm Convention on Persistent
Organic Pollutants, Montreal Protocol on substances that deplete the ozone layer, Basel Convention
on the trans boundary movement of hazardous waste and their disposal, Rotterdam Convention on
prior consent procedure for hazardous chemical and pesticides in international trade and the
Cartagena Protocol on bio-safety (Ho and Kean, 2007).
The disadvantages of policies relate to poor policies to reduce the amount of community-generated
waste or the lack of such policies, to insufficient incentive measures to prevent the disposal of garbage at
landfills and inadequate infrastructure for the transmission and treatment of waste. At the landfills there
is methane, greenhouse gas. The best treatment for waste is in Austria and Netherlands (followed by
Denmark, Germany and Sweden). In Greece only one of the 71 dumpsites that are not obscured according
with the EU Landfill Directive (then follow Bulgaria, Malta and Lithuania).
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The EU Landfill Directive has been made to prevent the damaging impact of landfills on the
environment. The Directive contains guidelines for the disposal of waste to landfills. Member States are
also required to establish national targets for preventing the disposal of biodegradable waste to landfills.
The application of EU waste legislation has brought about annual savings of 72 billion euros and increased
annual turnover in waste, recycling management by 42 billion euros and the creation of 400,000 jobs by
2020 (The EU Landfill Directive, 1999; The Landfill Directive for the Environmental Permitting, 2010).
Countries which have good results achieve them thanks to a combination of legal, administrative
and economic instruments. However, they face challenges such as the need for waste reduction and too
large capacity for waste incineration which can jeopardize recycling and require the import of waste.
In the coming years, the production of organic and fertilizer from waste will be sought which
will reduce the amount of waste, energy consumption and damage in the natural environment. In the
EU only 5% of bio-waste is processed and when a larger quantity is recycled, up to 30% of the
inorganic fertilizer can be replaced. The annual EU imports about five million tons of phosphate, and
30% of that amount could be replaced by extraction from waste sludge, biodegradable waste, meat
and bone meal. It is estimated that due to the recycling of bio-waste into organic fertilizers, around
120,000 jobs could be opened (European Commission, 2016).
Emission of carbon dioxide is one of the major pollutions that arise from urban areas, human
activities and are responsible for 70% of the overall carbon emission mainly, because of fossil fuel
consumption and land use changes (Ho and Kean, 2007).
More countries are involved by encouraging the green economy and eco-innovation. There are
three promising themes for the transition towards a greener economy: the bio-based economy, the
sustainable built environment and the circular economy with more instruments ("Green Deals", as
well as, remove laws and regulations obstructing entrepreneurs in making their production processes
circular and "launching customer"). Agricultural areas in Austria are free of genetically modified
organisms. In Malta sustainable agricultural practices promote take into account the wider objectives
of rural development policy.
Modern economies are taking a number of measures to reduce waste and impact on sustainable
economic development. The Dutch government in 2014 announced that it will modernize its
environmental policy to include the public, businesses and other bodies in the field of environment
and sustainable development. This policy focuses on public health, as well as, formulation approach
which emphasize the advantage of the new eco-friendly products and the emergence of health
problems related to environmental pollution.
LIFE Climate Foundation Liechtenstein is a national initiative that aims to strengthen public
awareness by organizing events and workshops covering the topics of climate change and other
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environmental issues. The Foundation operates within the framework of public-private partnerships
with the participation of representatives from the economy, as well as, in the field of science and
politics. Cooperation with the Institute of the financial services University of Liechtenstein provides
an opportunity to examine environmental issues in relation to financial aspects.
In Norway, there is an increased awareness about the value of ecosystem services and their
connection with sustainability. Appropriate knowledge of the state of ecosystems and their ability to
deliver services (and how human activities affect this ability) is a necessary precondition for good
governance nature.
The development of the web system up to date and accurate information on the state of the
environment also contributes to its preservation. Developed web system has a greater number of
countries. State of the Environment Norway is a website that aims to provide online information about
the latest state of and developments in Norway's environment.
The introduction and implementation of environmental taxes show the relationship between
government and citizens about the problems and the need to protect the environment. Therefore,
environmental taxes have a different share in GDP and in total taxes with the largest share in GDP in
Denmark, Slovenia and Italy; while the largest share of total taxes in the Dominican Republic,
Mauritius and India. Countries tend to share in GDP is at the level of 3%, and in total taxes of 10%
which would effectively impact on the environment.
Average as a share of total tax revenue in the 56 countries analysed is 6.42% while the average
as a share of GDP environmental taxation 1.82. According to these indicators, 27 countries have a
higher share of green taxes in total taxes than the average while 30 countries have a higher share in
GDP than the average participation (Table 4, Figure 1).
Table 4. Environmental taxation 2014 (top 10 counties in %)
Country Share of GDP
Share of total tax
revenue
Denmark 4.11 8.18
Slovenia 3.86 10.58
Italy 3.85 8.8
Turkey 3.83 13.31
Israel 2.97 9.59
Austria 2.89 6.72
Finland 2.88 6.57
Greece 2.79 7.69
Mauritius 2.68 13.43
Czech Republic 2.65 7.93
Source: OECD statistics
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Figure 1. Implementation of environmental taxes
Source: OECD statistics
In addition to the introduction of ecological taxes, official statistics in the area of waste
management has an important place. Environmental Statistics Denmark includes two major segments:
statistics on income of the environment and the public sector which provides information on
environmental protection by the public sector, i.e. activities aimed at preventing and combating
pollution and transition to sustainable technologies. Statistical data on the costs of environmental
protection in the manufacturing industry showed the direct costs and investments for environmental
protection. The operating costs include internal costs, including the purchase of goods and services
for environmental protection.
Tax payers eco-tax in Denmark are households, industries and other financial users. Households
and industries are paying about the same amount of tax (5% higher amount of tax industries). The
highest tax is charged from Mining and quarrying within industries and by 2015 will be charged a
higher tax of households (Table 5).
Table 5. Environmental taxes (DKK million)
2011 2012 2013 2014 2015
Total 95 399 96 514 98 829 98 829 86 051
Households 41 268 42 384 45 418 45 418 45 081
Other financial use 7 976 6 694 7 787 7 787 9 171
Total industries 46 154 47 436 45 624 45 624 31 799
A Agriculture, forestry and fishing 1 635 1 818 1 924 1 924 1 928
B Mining and quarrying 21 270 21 428 19 022 19 022 5 063
C Manufacturing 4 057 4 805 5 311 5 311 5 360
D Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply 184 278 338 338 370
E Water supply, sewerage and waste management 474 617 1 241 1 241 1 115
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6
8
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12
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16
As a share
of GDP
As a share
of total
tax
revenue
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F Construction 2 524 2 235 2 090 2 090 2 096
G Wholesale and retail trade 3 492 3 678 3 787 3 787 3 665
H Transportation 3 306 3 377 3 960 3 960 3 727
I Accommodation and food service activities 500 632 600 600 601
J Information and communication 430 509 487 487 565
K Financial and insurance 694 622 528 528 515
LA Real estate activities and renting of non-residential buildings 301 339 184 184 191
LB Dwellings 257 268 337 337 342
M Knowledge-based services 973 893 701 701 732
N Travel agents, cleaning, and other operational services 856 842 873 873 827
O Public administration and compulsory social security 840 859 786 786 799
P Education 1 510 1 439 1 184 1 184 1 408
Q Human health and social work 2 085 2 025 1 644 1 644 1 868
R Arts, entertainment and recreation activities 537 551 438 438 453
SA Other service activities 228 221 188 188 174
SB Activities of households as employers of domestic personnel 0 0 0 0 0
Source: Statistics Denmark, Green Economy
Conclusions
The paper emphasizes the importance of preserving the environment because the modern
economies are facing with new problems that are related with the increase of industrial pollution, a
growing number of population and tourists who creating additional pressure on cities. Therefore,
economies endeavour to develop effective environmental management systems in which ecological
taxpayers pay for environmental pollution. A large number of projects and measures are taken by the
state in order to develop in accordance with the spatial and natural abilities. Also, it is necessary seek
and encourage the green economy, green growth and eco-tourism.
Highly developed economies take into account environmental sustainability, however, a large
number of economies consume more than their own production possibilities or opportunities
ecological development. Certain economic policy measures should be encouraged to manage
environmental protection. Countries in which environmental taxes have a higher share of GDP are
able to more heavily fund environmental-related programs and projects.
Acknowledgements: The results of this research were presented at the 2nd SCIENVIR International
Conference - “Scientific Convergence and Interdisciplinary in EU Environmental Research”, 7th –
9th of June 2018, Iasi - Romania (http://scienvir.uaic.ro/).
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