I've long thought that the cost of proper disposal for all products should be paid for at the time of manufacture as a tax and built into the price, and then sa

I've long thought that the cost of proper disposal for all products should be paid for at the time of manufacture as a tax and built into the price, and then sanitation services are paid for out of this fund ahead of time. We need everything to be disposed of properly, whoever that responsibility ultimately falls to, so it's unfortunate that we charge consumers at the end of the line for disposal. It's leaky and creates a perverse incentive for pollution, dumping, trash burning, etc. And products that are harder to recycle or dispose of would cost more than cleaner alternatives, creating gentle economic pressure to produce and buy more sustainable goods. Right now, we might not even have a plan for proper disposal before something is sold. This seems to have happened with electronics.