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As you say, much waste is unavoidable. Would "pay-as-you-throw" encourage people to litter if you make the Right Thing (throwing away and recycling) not free an
by cpeterso 8y ago
As you say, much waste is unavoidable. Would "pay-as-you-throw" encourage people to litter if you make the Right Thing (throwing away and recycling) not free and the Wrong Thing free? I've lived in apartment buildings where tenants who leave trash bags on the floor of the trash room because they can't even be bothered to lift their bags into the dumpster. Or they dump mattresses on the floor of the trash room or on the sidewalk instead of scheduling a (free!) bulk trash pick-up.
- seangrogg 8y agoI can't speak for Canada but littering is fined in most of the 'States [0]. Mind you, this is for freeways but I don't see how it couldn't be applied to residences that are already being actively monitored. Then the behavior is just a matter of risk/reward - is saving $x this month worth an y% chance that I'll have to pay $z? Adjust variables until the answer is "no" in the majority of cases. [0]: http://www.ncsl.org/research/environment-and-natural-resources/states-with-littering-penalties.aspx http://www.ncsl.org/research/environment-and-natural-resourc...