There are residents who do not think it is fair at all, according to the many reactions on Twitter and Facebook, among others. After all, a couple that pays no attention to anything can produce more waste than a conscious family. Suppose you have two small children as a couple, do everything to produce as little household waste as possible and even use washable diapers, then you are now being ‘punished’ by the municipality of Utrecht, it sounds. Daan notes: “If you want to reward people who produce less waste, it is better to make people pay per garbage bag instead of levying a general tax.”
The polluter will pay in Utrecht: sounds fair, but is that really the case? 5 questions and answers
