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It is only efficient because of the tragedy of the commons; The "plastic cutlery industry" can rake in all the profits of the (literal) garbage they produce, bu
by crpatino 10y ago
It is only efficient because of the tragedy of the commons; The "plastic cutlery industry" can rake in all the profits of the (literal) garbage they produce, but the whole society is left with the cost of disposing it.
One would think that having people pay for the full cost of garbage disposal would steer companies into producing reusable, optimal-duration plastics... but the most likely outcome of this would be a endemic level of littering.
Sometimes the Invisible Hand needs herself a hand.
- ptaipale 10y ago>The "plastic cutlery industry" can rake in all the profits of the (literal) garbage they produce, but the whole society is left with the cost of disposing it. Where I live, the one who bought the plastic cutlery throws it into garbage and pays the full cost for the disposal of that garbage. And it's converted to energy, finally.