Pitch
fold environmental costs into recycling by regulating that businesses have to offer recycle the products they sell.
Description
Summary
recycling is inefficient. govt is selling out of it. so make it more local to the businesses making money off the waste.
Is this proposal for a practice or a project?
Practice
What actions do you propose?
i started a petitionhttp://chng.it/bxgg29y2ZJ
govt needs to come out with policy
business then conforms
Who will take these actions?
citizens sign the petition, govt implements, business respond and reduce waste and make recycling better, citizens bring their waste to the businesses it came from
Where will these actions be taken?
worldwide
In addition, specify the country or countries where these actions will be taken.
United States
Country 2
China
Country 3
India
Country 4
United Kingdom
Country 5
No country selected
Impact/Benefits
What impact will these actions have on greenhouse gas emissions and/or adapting to climate change?
reduce waste and make waste management more efficient by making recycling easier as well as more complete. reduce and recycle from the 3 r's. shorten the waste loop
What are other key benefits?
all of nature benefits because waste is integrated into the system from the start. less product produced, less waste produced.
Costs/Challenges
What are the proposal’s projected costs?
higher upfront investment by businesses, higher upfront cost to consumers.