I find it a bit odd that we always seem to ignore a very important cost when it comes to producing goods: the cost to (ultimately) dispose of them. Disposing o

I find it a bit odd that we always seem to ignore a very important cost when it comes to producing goods: the cost to (ultimately) dispose of them. Disposing of goods certainly isn't free, and it's a cost that both producers and consumers should probably share instead of just foisting it on the general public as a negative externality. Will adding this disposal cost make certain products prohibitively expensive? Sure. But if no one can (or will) pay for your product after all the associated costs are baked in, then that's just the market's way of telling you that you shouldn't be making that product.