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Taxing disposable products
Synonyms:
Applying ecotax to throw-away consumer goods
Claim:
There's no away to throw to. (Hardin's Second Law of Human Ecology).
Broader:
Introducing environmental taxes
Reducing amount of consumer waste
Taxing socially inappropriate products
Improving consumption practices
Narrower:
Taxing batteries
Taxing product packaging
Constrains:
Buying consumer goods
Facilitates:
Generating consumer action
Making destructible containers
References:
Hardin, Garrett: Living Within Limits: ecology, economics, and population taboos
Subjects:
Action
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Application
Amenities
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Consumers
Commerce
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Merchandise
Industry
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Products
Societal Problems
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Disposables
Type Classification:
D: Detailed strategies
Related UN Sustainable Development Goals: