alt Hacker NewsWouldn't a "toxic waste tax" be better than all these individual regulations?
Have a sales tax on each product that corresponds to the toxicity of its components.
Exempt recycled materials from the tax so companies have an incentive to collect old parts and recycle them, preventing them from going to a landfill.
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izacus • yesterday at 9:22 AM
No.
Also, EU can't levy taxes, so it's a moot question.
BrenBarn • yesterday at 9:14 AM
I'd rather just have a tax based on the size of the company. Little Larry's Amazing Electric Toothbrush Inc. can pay $5 and Apple can pay $500 billion.
> companies have an incentive to collect old parts and recycle them, preventing them from going to a landfill
You should read up on what the existing WEEE requirements are.