Many experts worry, however, that if the fee is added to water and electric bills, the public may reduce its consumption of water and electricity but not its production of refuse.
但是專為垃圾設一個收費項目，更積極的意義其實是為了使大家能節制垃圾量，尤其台灣土地、資源有限，唯有「垃圾減量、回收」才能真正解決垃圾問題。許多學者擔心，若依附在水電費中徵收，也許會使大眾因此節約用水、電，卻不會使垃圾量有效地降低。