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Out with the Trash
June 24, 2005
The Michigan House Democrats tried to introduce a bill in the Michigan House that would have increased the cost of dumping trash into a Michigan landfill from 21 cents a ton to 7 dollars and 50 cents a ton (according to Woodtv.com).
It was a novel idea. I say “was” because the House Republicans never let the bill come to a vote. Rightly so I say. I’m all for charging Canadians an arm and a leg to dump in Michigan, but increasing the cost that much all around (which is the only way Michigan can charge Canadians more without violating Federal law and the US Constitution), will also increase costs on Michiganians, and that large of an increase would most likely change garbage collection costs by large amounts.
I’m definately not for landfills. If we could find a way to slowly increase the costs of dumping for Michigan residents, while promoting the three Rs, in order to bring trash levels down, I’m all for it. Also, we need to take the Canadians out through a Federal law, not a state law. A Federal law would be much more binding. Now the Republican US House members from Michigan to push a trash bill, b/c Stabenow and Levin have failed miserably. Hmm… would that even happen?
Posted by paul at June 24, 2005 11:20 AM
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