A major deterrent to recycling is that the prices of local garbage disposal rarely reflect the actual cost of disposal. Most collection systems are controlled or owned by governments, which assess a flat sum for garbage collection, sometimes as part of municipal taxes. The trash collector picks up whatever waste people leave at the curb, and people are not rewarded for discarding only a small amount or penalized for discarding a lot. __37__ In contrast, privately owned systems, operating without municipal price regulation, would have to accurately price garbage disposal to stay profitable. __38__
Unfortunately, recycling has not taken the form of privatization or freeing up of municipal controls. __39__ A few cities, such as Seattle, have, however, experimented with charging for each trash can that has to be picked up. This has led 70 percent of Seattle residents to cut down on their waste. __40__ And it means that those who choose not to reduce their waste pay the full cost of the burden they place on the collection system. 【題組】38 (A)Accurate pricing would encourage people to reduce their waste.
(B)Recycling is the process of converting waste products into reusable materials.
(C)Instead, more and more local governments have mandated curbside separation.
(D)Such “per-can” charges provide an inducement to reduce waste, whether through recycling or other means.
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