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lazydictionary t1_je5f950 wrote

Reply to comment by sunnyd69 in 85,000 tossed nips in Rhode Island collected in 90 days. by trashgirl1986

Outsourcing trash disposal to the economically disadvantaged doesn't solve the problem.

It also costs the state money and encourages more consumption and more trash production.

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[deleted] t1_je61xrx wrote

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lazydictionary t1_je7ar0o wrote

It doesn't cost nothing. It costs money to adminsiter the program and enforce the laws.

And it literally doesn't stop the problem of litter and excess waste.

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Bronnakus t1_je7w5as wrote

The unredeemed fees would pay for the program, as would the $4m a year from the litter tax that currently goes into the black hole we can the general fund

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sunnyd69 t1_je78yb8 wrote

I’m not saying it’s a great solution, it would just solve a small problem. People love free money.

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