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Originally Posted by mhays
Exactly. The local details are a variable, but the concept is proven many times over, and in many categories--cigarettes, driving habits, shopping bags...
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And there are just as many examples of these schemes not changing behavior because of a total lack of enforcement.
If everybody has to pay some base amount, it will not reduce consumption unless you can reduce to zero, which few people can.
If you intend to reduce the level of consumption by charging more for more, then you need to ensure that you can't still still consume more without paying for it. We have no plan for this.
This is also basic economics and proven many times over. My neighbor's bin is essentially a black market for producing trash. And it's a black market that nearly every house in Denver has ready access to at no cost to themselves.
EDIT: I do agree that making composting free will increase usage. Recycling was already free; I have not experienced a problem with infrequent pickup causing diversion - it was no effort at all to get a second recycling bin. And I can use my neighbors'...