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It seems like a much simpler solution to have the state impose a tax on products that use plastics which CA recycling programs cannot process
by arwineap 5y ago
It seems like a much simpler solution to have the state impose a tax on products that use plastics which CA recycling programs cannot process
- nybble41 5y agoNo need for an actual tax, just make the recycled plastics available on the market at cost. If recycling is actually useful, and the state isn't doing something stupid like subsidizing the production of non-recyclable plastics or penalizing the recyclable ones, then the "tax" will be the difference between the (presumed lower) price of recycled plastic and the price of new plastic.
- arwineap 5y agoThat only works if we can make the recycled plastic cheaper than the regular plastic I don't think the recycling bits remove costs, I think they add costs
- spookthesunset 5y ago> That only works if we can make the recycled plastic cheaper than the regular plastic Then perhaps we shouldn't be recycling that plastic?