‘Pay as you throw away’ could solve waste problems

Pay the price: If the revised law on environmental protection is approved this year, households would have to pay more if they produce more waste. — Reuters

It’s common in Vietnam to see people throw garbage at a dumping area by the pavement, for collectors to then come and load the waste into garbage carts and transport it to treatment areas.

The monthly garbage collection fee stays the same for everyone no matter how much they dump.