If households pay a fixed annual fee for trash disposal,
A) households will all tend to produce the same amount of garbage.
B) households have no incentive to cut back on the amount of garbage they generate.
C) that fee will provide households with an incentive to cut back on the amount of garbage they generate.
D) that fee will discourage households from throwing out reusable materials.
E) that fee will discourage households from throwing out toxic or otherwise harmful materials.

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Since households pay a fixed fee for trash disposal, they have no financial incentive to reduce the amount of garbage they generate. As a result, they may be less likely to try to reduce waste or recycle materials that could otherwise be reused.

If Households Pay a Fixed Annual Fee for Trash Disposal