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They tried that with televisions in California. The result? Televisions are one of the most common forms of road trash now. Often on the way to/ from the dump.
by ogre_codes 6y ago
They tried that with televisions in California.
The result? Televisions are one of the most common forms of road trash now. Often on the way to/ from the dump. As soon as you charge someone to get rid of something, the temptation to just dump it on the side of the road increases.
- Spivak 6y agoAt scale this ends up being a public health issue because if you disincentivize getting rid of rotting food people get sick.
- TeMPOraL 6y agoRoads, or rivers. In rural areas of Poland, it's still common to find illegal trash dumps in the woods or by the streams; any ditch will do. And there goes everything, from biowaste to furniture and television sets.
- ogre_codes 6y agoYeah. One of the places I ride has a few very conspicuous dumps of obvious construction trash and it is extremely irritating. In this case, it's a bunch of asphalt roofing... very heavy and likely expensive at the dump. Its bad enough I almost think we should just eliminate all dump fees and charge everything upstream. If you charge for disposal at the time of sale, then you don't need to charge at the time of disposal. Then you remove the incentive to dump elsewhere.
- aembleton 6y agoAnd you incentivize the creators of the waste to minimise it.
- LargoLasskhyfv 6y agoMore full spectrum surveillance and INSTANT FINE!1!!