This isn't really that uncommon, in the US at least. I know Minneapolis has an incinerator that generates electricity. And you certainly pay to have your garb

This isn't really that uncommon, in the US at least. I know Minneapolis has an incinerator that generates electricity. And you certainly pay to have your garbage picked up. It's a win/win for everyone really. In theory. Energy generated should offset some of the costs involved in picking up the waste to begin with. Certainly not all though.