These ordinances also inhibit market-based recycling. Recycling diverts waste away from incinerators and landfills, and a county government that directs waste to its incinerator has a vested interest in sending as much trash there as possible.
Even though policy wonks across the ideological spectrum agree that "flow control" is a mistake, the Senate has already passed legislation that would give that power back to the states and local governments. The bill is currently in the House Commerce Committee, where opponents hope they can keep it bottled up.
"The reality is that if this bill gets on the floor, we'll probably lose," says Adler.
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