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The worth is zero because the producer doesn't pay for the externalities (pollution, landfill usage etc). So essentially it is "free" because it is subsidized b
by zos_kia 8mo ago
The worth is zero because the producer doesn't pay for the externalities (pollution, landfill usage etc). So essentially it is "free" because it is subsidized by everyone.
The "headache" is just : produce what you sell, sell what you produce, don't fill the world with your shit.
- charcircuit 8mo agoWhat landfill doesn't charge fees?
- direwolf20 8mo agoThe Pacific Ocean, I think.
- charcircuit 8mo agoThat is not a landfill.
- InvertedRhodium 8mo agoI think they misspoke - they likely meant the north atlantic ocean: https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/ghana-becomes-dumping-ground-for-the-worlds-unwanted-used-clothes https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/ghana-becomes-dumping-grou...
- DANmode 8mo agoSince you seem to have missed the point: tell that to the people putting the waste into it.