How does Belgium recycle three times as much as Britain?
Their waste portion of council tax is seperate, an annual waste fee (£56 in this BBC example).
On top, they pay a variable charge based on the weight and volume of waste they leave for collection. Special rubbish lorries weigh each household's bin to calculate the variable charge.
If you produce less waste, you pay less. If you recycle more, you pay less.
The BBC reports that "For the keenest recyclers, the total final bill for the year including the fixed charge can be as little as £70. For those who don't control their waste, it can climb to nearly £180."
Local government needs to use this kind of carrot to drastically up our recycling rate.
Right now, some of us are in a comfort zone: I put out my papers and use the glass recycling, and therefore, I'm doing all that I can ... When, in fact, we're consuming at the same rate, and we don't recycle plastics, and composting is not widespread.
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