Taxes should be imposed on industries that produce
hazardous products (for example, alkaline, and Ni-Cd batteries, products containing cadmium or mercury and
motor oils)which would be kept on a specific account and used exclusively for collection and treatment, or
destruction. This action will provide an incentive for the general population to switch to less harmful products
and it will influence industry to provide substitutes. Reducing the use of hazardous products will improve the
quality of the city waste, allowing them to be more easily used as compost or as a soil conditioner and this will
in turn contribute to a reduction in waste volume. Hospitals/clinics should pay full cost for the treatment and
destruction of their infectious waste.