I thought we already paid for what we used so they are just making extra trash more expensive which will hurt big families.
They should have taken into account the number of people in the house…
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I agree that taking per-capita into account is definitely more fair than a flat per-unit/address waste fee that benefits a govt enforced monopoly. This is my issue. The incentives produce a situation where the most wasteful are subsidized by the least wasteful. 🤷🏽
And to be clear, i agree that the blanket fee for “extra items” is dumb. I just think, like all govt enforced monopolies, this method absolves the service providers of real accountability to their “customers”
For example—you never see the opposite incentive: offer a lower fee for fewer items. Only a higher fee for more items. There is no incentive to reduce the cost to the customer—even if they produce 10x less waste than the average customer.