What is ‘Pay-As-You-Throw’?
‘Pay-As-You-Throw’ is a variable-rate system that encourages households to recycle more and generate less trash. The cost savings are then passed on to the households as reduced trash disposal costs. Simply put, ‘Pay-As-You-Throw’ is a system by which you pay for the trash you discard. The core idea of Pay-As-You-Throw is that when you recycle more and discard less trash, you pay less.