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The article says they are recyclable but most localities don't do them, they have to be taken to the grocery store & deposited with bags. Why would you target
by thekevan 10y ago
The article says they are recyclable but most localities don't do them, they have to be taken to the grocery store & deposited with bags.
Why would you target every small business with this expense?
- azernik 10y agoThe producer would be the manufacturer; the mandate could either fall directly on the manufacturer, or just require small businesses to arrange with the manufacturer for recycling.
- djrogers 10y agoIf the mandate fell on the manufacturer, do you think they'd just absorb the cost out of he goodness of their hearts?
- dclowd9901 10y agoNo, of course not. That's the entire point. The cost needs to be captured _somewhere_ in the private chain because right now it's just an externality that no public entity wants to deal with or can deal with.
- dclowd9901 10y agoIn my scenario, the manufacturer would have to either provide logistics for local disposal (seems ideal to me) or do their own service (that would be rough!). I imagine a cottage industry of recycle processing middle handlers would eventually lower the friction in this space.