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ENCYCLOPEDIA

OF WORLD PROBLEMS

AND HUMAN POTENTIAL

  2. Global strategies
  3. Taxing disposable products

Taxing disposable products

  • Applying ecotax to throw-away consumer goods

Claim

There's no away to throw to. (Hardin's Second Law of Human Ecology).

Broader

Reducing amount of consumer waste
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Improving consumption practices
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Taxing socially inappropriate products
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Introducing environmental taxes
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Narrower

Taxing product packaging
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Taxing batteries
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Constrains

Buying consumer goods
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Facilitates

Making destructible containers
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Generating consumer action
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Reference

Hardin, Garrett: Living Within Limits: ecology, economics, and population taboos

SDG

Sustainable Development Goal #12: Responsible Consumption and Production

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
    Last update
    Dec 3, 2024