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>However, in budget-constraint countries without an omnipresent tax collection capacity, that depends on financing it by collecting a fee from known brands usin
by andrepd 3y ago
>However, in budget-constraint countries without an omnipresent tax collection capacity, that depends on financing it by collecting a fee from known brands using plastic packaging. Lobbyists from well-known international brands opposed the laws to protect margins.
This is very much the answer. The producers of a product must pay the *full cost, including all externalities,* of recycling it. This will incenctivise them to e.g. find packaging which is easier to recycle. Otherwise why bother? Wrap things in plastic inside of paper inside of plastic inside of cardboard, who cares, it's dirt cheap and you don't have to pay for the harmful effects of its improper disposal!