Editorial: Less waste is goal, fee hike debatable

When any charge goes up by 100%, it sounds like a lot. But if the charge in question is rising from 5 cents to 10 cents, is that additional nickel too much to pay to lessen waste from single-use drink containers? And what if the charge wasn’t really a charge at all, but rather a deposit — and consumers could get that 10 cents back by bringing the single-use container to a recycling center?

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