Reasons For Landfill Tax
A tax or fee may be imposed on landfills or other disposal facilities as a means of raising general revenues, to generate funds for inspection programs or long-term mitigation of environmental impacts related to disposal, or as a means of inhibiting disposal by raising the cost in comparison to preferable alternatives, in the same manner as an excise or "sin tax".
Landfilling is discouraged due to a number of key reasons:
- Climate change caused by landfill gas from biodegradable waste
- Loss of resources
- Constraints on areas suitable for landfill sites
- Loss of recyclable components of waste landfilled
- Nimby objections causing political problems
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