Many cities have experienced a substantial decrease in the a

Many cities have experienced a substantial decrease in the amount of garbage being collected after they changed from levying a tax on each household to pay for the pickup to charging a fee for each bag or can picked up. Would this have been the result of a change in Demand? If so, why; if not, why not? If not, what was the probable reason?

Solution

The change from levying a tax on each household to pay for the pickup to charging a fee for each bag or can picked up could not be responsible for the change in demand. The waste dumping is a pre-requisite for healthy household. The probable reason might be lack of awareness of government efforts regarding disposal of garbage amongst the people. Further people are less aware about the optimal use and recycling leading less waste. People should be motivated to create eco-friendly environmnet.