"George Leppla" > wrote in message
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> "brooklyn1" > wrote in message
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>> "George Leppla" wrote:
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>>> I agree. In the cause of limiting litter, I'd like to see a 5 cent tax
>>> on
>>> every Styrofoam cup.
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>> 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.
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> 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