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As a pilot rule on limited scale, actually measure and apply incremental fee on quantum and type of waste generated by each household. Waste to be quantified each month and fee to be applied every alternate month. People will automatically be mindful of what they are throwing out, will start recycling and upcycling items, will start composting organic waste, will become less profligate in behavior, frugal in consumption pattern and may soon stop accumulating things they don't require. Observe, measure and document fluctuating waste generation pattern every alternate month and definitely witness effective reduction in waste generation per household over just a period of say a quarter or six months.
Idea is not to inflate revenue stream for municipality but to solve and minimize waste generation at household level itself. Idea is behavioral reinforcement and acting responsibly.
Question is not how to segregate and recycle waste, question is why to waste unnecessarily.
See for example it's false notion that packaged food
abruptly expires on a particular date adding to waste burden; so when will food
industry start labeling food stating a period where only food consistency gets
affected but still safe for consumption, instead of just declaring an expiry
date.
Author: Anoop Jha
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