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I think all products should come with a disposal fee incorporated, based on the reuse/recycling/compostability ability of the product - with items that are full

I think all products should come with a disposal fee incorporated, based on the reuse/recycling/compostability ability of the product - with items that are fully biodegradable at home and landfill having no fee at all. This would drive producers to use the most degradable packaging possible so they can drive down the cost of their products. It would also help reduce the problem of producers combining two recyclable plastics in to a single non-recyclable whole. I'd also like to see a rebate program at recyclers for big-box goods. People are more likely to do the right thing if there's an incentive. Probably paid for by a fee on sale, but again scaled based on recyclability (and possibly repairability / waste from repairs)

Someone 6y ago
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electronic_Waste_Recycling_Fee https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electronic_Waste_Recycling_Fee shows Some states in the USA have something like that. The EU has https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waste_Electrical_and_Electronic_Equipment_Directive https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waste_Electrical_and_Electroni.... It doesn’t pay consumers for returning items, but does make it easier. Larger shops _have_ to take in old equipment for free, for example (for smaller electronics even if you aren’t a customer) In some (¿all?) EU countries, if you have an item (washing machine, television) delivered to your house, the deliverer must take in a similar item, working or not, for free. That makes recycling easier than disposing of the item yourself.