No, I am in favor of anti-litter laws. I had interpretted your argument to imply imposing the cost at the time of disposal, but I realize this is not the only way the cost can be imposed. I see your additional comment, but I&#x27;m not sure a straight up tax is the best solution either. If the taxes are levied indirectly then there is very little incentive for any parties to change their behavior. Any effect of behavior on the actual tax rate would be slow and dilute. If you levy the tax at the point of sale it is better, because now consumers are incentivized by price to select eco-friendlier goods and manufacturers are incentivized by the same mechanism to produce them. This solution is still lacking  however, because should the consumer ultimately decide to dispose of an item, they&#x27;ve already paid the environmental fee, so why go through the effort of disposing it properly? It seems to me a workable approach might be to impose a materials based &quot;environmental tax&quot; at the point of sale but credit it back when the item is brought to an appropriate recycling center, just like a milk bottle deposit.