{"id":1484,"date":"2005-07-25T16:20:00","date_gmt":"2005-07-25T16:20:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sustainablog.greenoptions.com\/2005\/07\/25\/shooting-for-zero-waste-in-seattle\/"},"modified":"2005-07-25T16:20:00","modified_gmt":"2005-07-25T16:20:00","slug":"shooting-for-zero-waste-in-seattle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sustainablog.org\/articles\/shooting-for-zero-waste-in-seattle\/","title":{"rendered":"Shooting for “Zero Waste” in Seattle"},"content":{"rendered":"

I’m late in getting to this story<\/a> about Seattle’s new “Wasteless in Seattle” initiative which establishes a long-term goal of zero waste through a combination of recycling, take-backs, product stewardship and other initiatives. Putting People First links<\/a> to the comprehensive plan for a sustainable Seattle<\/a>, via WorldChanging<\/a>.<\/p>\n

This story reminds me of an idea I had a few years ago about using economic incentives to reduce waste — I don’t think I’ve brought this up here, but correct me if I’m wrong. What if trash collectors charged for their services not as a flat rate (which I think is the most common form), but by weight or volume of trash? Wouldn’t this create an economic incentive for people to throw away less? We could even complicate this a bit more by trash collectors “paying” for recyclables and compostables (which are a commodity, or at least potential commodity, for them), creating the potential for individuals, families and businesses to profit from choosing to recycle rather than throw these things away. I realize this broad idea would create all sorts of logistical challenges, and it may not be economically feasible when these challenges are figured into the equation — clearly, the average trash truck isn’t configured to measure each person’s\/family’s\/business’ trash. Fire away — am I just nuts?<\/p>\n

Technorati tags: garbage<\/a>, recycling<\/a>, economics<\/a>, Seattle<\/a> <\/p>\n


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