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The issues I have with this is you can't put this on just the customers, companies, or the government. If we say it's just the customers the amount of waste a person creates is very small. The latest thing is the straws and if we cut that out then that can give people a false sense of security. The companies are the big causes of pollution. The issue with that is trying to track down what a company is doing or even what company owns a project. The government is the only one that can really have the resources to try track what a company is doing. They also are able to have a lot of incentives that will cause a real impact on the companies. These can be in the case of fines or tax break. Just one group can't change this alone, it will take everyone. One more issue with just the customers is you can't expect a family that is having a hard time to pay their bills to spend more money. The environment is important but if you can't have a roof over your head doing it you won't do it.