People can Reduce Reuse Recycle, or they can pay for the privilege of wasting. Prohibits diversity and competition and requires all generators of waste to use system provided by government. Little funding for public education or waste prevention. Government helps to structure the marketplace and set minimum standards for operations and reporting. Government influences pricing of services to reflect public policy goals.
Government encourages diversity, competition, and innovation.
The private sector assumes actual investments, debt service, and risk. An incentive-based approach to meeting the challenges of AB 939 would include the adoption of policies and the structuring of the marketplace for residential and commercial generators, waste and recycling haulers, transfer station and MRF operators, landfill owners and operators, manufacturers, and retailers. One of the most powerful incentives is tax, fee, or cost avoidance. Local governments at little or no cost may adopt many of these tools. The primary cost may be in the preparation and adoption of these tools and subsequent monitoring of their outcomes.