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kleinbl00 · 2046 days ago · link · · parent · post: SE Asian countries have decided that the wealthy don't get to dump whatever they like into their environment
How do we get people to cut out the polystyrene? Tax the ever-loving shit out of it. How do we deal with the externalities of that? Dunno. I've learned in my dotage that the intractable problems usually have several proposed solutions, all of which have their drawbacks and all of which have their fervent opponents. California attempted to limit the amount of glass waste by putting a deposit on bottles. Then that deposit ended up being appropriated by the legislature. Then to make it harder to reclaim your fees they eliminated everywhere convenient. The west side of Los Angeles has two locations where you can get your deposit back. Whenever you attempt to fuck with the free market, the free market fucks with you double.