Stopping Plastic Menace
Suggestion for stopping the plastic menace Double or triple the rate of plastics and Make counters for getting back the extra incurred charge by depositing the plastics Any seller can make such counter, keep the plastic sorted and return back the plastic to the company who has produced it. Generic plastic counters can also be made where any plastic can be deposited, and some incentives to the people, such as mobile recharge or money can be given. Questions and Answers: Will it work? Plastic crushing units were installed in the railway platform and 10 rupees mobile recharge was being offered for some time. But now these are not functional. It didn't work because we are not charging plastic with double or triple rates, in other words, we are not taxing for single-use plastic. If people are charged extra, a lot extra for plastic, they will return back the plastic for recycling to get back their money. Go on increasing the selling price of plastic, and return pricing of plastic till e...