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I was about to post a similar comment, but you summed it up nicely. The landfill reality and the pollution they cause, especially from e-waste, is devastating:
by imiric 6y ago
I was about to post a similar comment, but you summed it up nicely.
The landfill reality and the pollution they cause, especially from e-waste, is devastating: https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/burning-truth-behind-e-waste-dump-africa-180957597/ https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/burning-truth-...
- bigmattystyles 6y agoWe should charge the disposal cost upfront at the point of purchase. I know it’s political suicide but it would solve quite a few issues.
- fwipsy 6y agoMaybe not so far-fetched. CA charges an ewaste recycling fee already when you purchase certain items.
- mavhc 6y agoTax everything the amount it costs to clean up the pollution it causes, from electricity to food. 2 side effects: people will make things that produce less pollution, and people will make cleaning up pollution cheaper