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> The cardboard is probably subsidizing the landfill. If someone else takes the cardboard, they would have to increase fees on other waste to break even. If th
by cwkoss 6y ago
> The cardboard is probably subsidizing the landfill. If someone else takes the cardboard, they would have to increase fees on other waste to break even.
If this is the case, the subsidy should be ended and waste disposal should be priced more accurately.
- smnrchrds 6y agoYou can lobby the municipal government for it, vote for it in the local elections, etc. You will probably end up with a system like Switzerland's. Read on it, it is an interesting system, with taxed garbage bags and more granular waste categories. But most people, and by extension their governments, seem to prefer the simpler system that is popular elsewhere in the world. Changing the electorate's mind might be an uphill battle. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waste_management_in_Switzerland https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waste_management_in_Switzerlan...