"brooklyn1" > wrote in message
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> "George Leppla" wrote:
>>
>> I agree. In the cause of limiting litter, I'd like to see a 5 cent tax
>> on
>> every Styrofoam cup.
>
> How would an added tax curtail littering? That's just a price increase...
> there'd be no incentive other than to litter more... because you were
> forced to pay more, therefore let the gubermint stupidity create litter
> picker jobs paid for with more tax dollars. When there is a deposit there
> is an incentive to return the item.


My thought was that if each cup cost 5 cents more, many places would replace
Styrofoam cups with paper/cardboard which are more biodegradable and
recyclable.

You are correct in that people who are going to litter will litter and it
doesn't matter what the container is made of.

George L