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Pay-as-you-throw ‘a motivation to change habits’ president says

Will this be good or make fly tipping worse?

President Nicos Anastasiades on Wednesday welcomed the upcoming introduction of a new bill on integrated waste management that includes a universal pay-as-you throw policy.

The bill is set to pass before the May 30 elections so that it can be put to force six months later.

“The focus of this policy is on the protection of biodiversity, the reduction of the effects of pollution on public health and ecosystems, the rational management of our natural resources and our contribution to the international effort to tackle climate change,” said Anastasiades during a presentation at the palace.

Everyone would pay for what they discard and not for what they reuse or recycle.

The president said the pay-as-you-throw scheme was an integral part of overall waste management. It is a usage-pricing model for disposing of municipal solid waste. Users are charged a rate based on how much waste they present for collection to the municipality or local authority.

Under the new system, people would have to buy their rubbish bags from the local authority.
It will have a separate pricing system for vulnerable groups of the population and include a fixed fee for the bags.

“The system is a motivation to change habits, to reduce the quantities of waste we produce and with their proper separation to contribute to the protection of the environment,” Anastasiades said.

Full story here:- https://cyprus-mail.com/2021/03/31/pay-as-you-throw-a-motivation-to-change-habits-president-says/

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Whilst the concept is very good and should encourage you to favour products with less unnecessary packaging I fear the reality is people's laziness will cause a sharp rise in fly tipping. I still feel having a deposit paid on all plastic and glass bottles is the way to go , other countries are doing it so the results can be seen !