The UAE's mounting garbage problem has kicked up a debate among officials and environmentalists, some of whom believe it is high time to implement a pay-as-you-throw scheme (PAYT) in which people would be asked to pay for every bag or kg of trash they throw, just as they pay for every litre of sewage or kilowatt of electricity.
Each person in the UAE generates around 2.5kg of waste per day. That's over 900kg in one year, 400kg more than the annual waste generated by the French or Italians. The shocking revelation has led to a sense of urgency about how to tackle the rising trash heap on swelling landfills, the ultimate destination of most things we discard.
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