The biggest problem seems to be in providing an impulse to recycle. Why not have a higher consumption tax(non VAT style) of something in the area of 25-35 dollars. Return the computer when you buy a new one and either get the inflation adjusted amount back or the inflation adjusted amount and then some off a new computer. Suddenly there is a clear economic interest in recycling beyond an intellectual impulse.
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The biggest problem seems to be in providing an impulse to recycle. Why not have a higher consumption tax(non VAT style) of something in the area of 25-35 dollars. Return the computer when you buy a new one and either get the inflation adjusted amount back or the inflation adjusted amount and then some off a new computer. Suddenly there is a clear economic interest in recycling beyond an intellectual impulse.