Cost of measurement and redistribution of the entry into public service of domestic recollection of wastes in Colombia

Do the fact that housing, potable   water, sew­ age system, electricity, combustible gas, telephone, and household waste recollection are complementary  goods, colombian public services law defines the owner or the tenant a¡ the "user" and responsible  for the bill, while  all the occupants of the building are denominates "consumers". 

Unlike other public services, in garbage recollec­tion  common measuremets carried out. Regulation reduces by fixing   arthimetical   means o monthly garbage production (MGP) for each household. Businesses have found informal households   that house several families, in turn leading to the misinterpretation found concerning correct billing for service.

This article the consequences of  billing for service according to averages (MGP), keeping in mind two phenomenon: the "economic equilibrium" between businesses and clients, and income distribution in the sixs socioeconomic established strata in Colombia. It concludes that equilibrium is not altered by any type of aver­age, while the income distribution is. As a conse­ quence, ifthe Colombian municipalities were to use the best average, the most appropriate ac" cording    the of the market, the income disttibution could be improved without financia! effects for the garbage recollection businesses.