Taxing disposable products
- Applying ecotax to throw-away consumer goods
Description
Taxing disposable products involves imposing financial levies on single-use items to discourage their consumption and reduce environmental waste. This strategy aims to incentivize manufacturers and consumers to shift towards reusable or sustainable alternatives. By increasing the cost of disposable goods, it addresses problems such as resource depletion, landfill overflow, and pollution, while generating revenue that can fund waste management and environmental initiatives, thereby promoting more responsible production and consumption patterns.
Claim
There's no away to throw to. (Hardin's Second Law of Human Ecology).
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Reference
SDG
Metadata
Database
Global strategies
Type
(D) Detailed strategies
Subject
- Action » Application
- Amenities » Consumers
- Commerce » Merchandise
- Industry » Products
- Societal problems » Disposables
Content quality
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Language
English
1A4N
J1113
DOCID
12011130
D7NID
197221
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Last update
Dec 3, 2024