A rubbish tax system to encourage recycling

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   MeLlYmEl on April 3, 2023 at 9:35 pm

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   Idea: A rubbish tax system to encourage recycling

   Link: https://hongkongfp.com/2021/08/26/hong-kon...

   Hong Kong is in the process of introducing a garbage tax that will tax households based on the amount of trash they produce.

   Hong Kong approves garbage levy - Hong Kong Free Press HKFP

   Link: https://hongkongfp.com/2021/08/2

   Hong Kong’s legislature has approved plans to impose a garbage levy, charging households for rubbish disposal according to the volume they produce. The new scheme, approved on Thursday, means Hongkongers will have to pay for designated bags in which to dispose of their rubbish. The bags will come ... Read more

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   CC on April 3, 2023 at 8:56 pm

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   Idea: A rubbish tax system to encourage recycling

   Link: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/20...

   The U.K. wanted to implement something similar a while back. Don’t know if it is in effect yet.
   https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2007/oct/30/waste.recycling1

   Government clears up rubbish tax confusion

   Link: https://www.theguardian.com/envi

   Householders could be charged for the amount of rubbish they throw away, the government confirms, as MPs warn of EU waste fines for Britain.

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   Seal Dwidakiss on April 3, 2023 at 7:43 pm

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   Idea: A rubbish tax system to encourage recycling

   Link: https://www.waste360.com/mag/waste_trash_t...

   It’s been done! Several state authorities and local authorities in the U.S have a trash tax system, which can be effective at encouraging recycling and discouraging waste production.

   Trash Taxes

   Link: https://www.waste360.com/mag/was

   TRASH TAXES, SUCH AS the $4 per ton tipping fee tax increase approved last June by the Pennsylvania legislature, are being touted as a new revenue stream for state governments. They are promoted for various reasons. One reason is that garbage is Tax it and people will make less garbage and recycle m... Read more

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