▁if ▁the ▁container ▁is ▁returned ▁to ▁a ▁collection ▁point . ▁These ▁programs ▁have ▁been ▁very ▁successful , ▁often ▁resulting ▁in ▁an ▁ 8 0 ▁percent ▁rec y cling ▁rate . ▁Despite ▁such ▁good ▁results , ▁the ▁shift ▁in ▁collection ▁costs ▁from ▁local ▁government ▁to ▁industry ▁and ▁consum ers ▁has ▁created ▁strong ▁opposition ▁to ▁the ▁creation ▁of ▁such ▁programs ▁in ▁some ▁areas . ▁A ▁variation ▁on ▁this ▁is ▁where ▁the ▁manufact urer ▁be ars ▁responsibility ▁for ▁the ▁rec y cling ▁of ▁their ▁goods . ▁In ▁the ▁European ▁Union , ▁the ▁W EE E ▁Direct ive ▁requires ▁produ cers ▁of ▁consumer ▁electron ics ▁to ▁re im bur se ▁the ▁rec y cl ers ' ▁costs . ▁ ▁An ▁alternative ▁way ▁to ▁increase ▁the ▁supply ▁of ▁rec y cl ates ▁is ▁to ▁ban ▁the ▁dispos al ▁of ▁certain ▁materials ▁as ▁waste , ▁often ▁including ▁used ▁oil , ▁old ▁batter ies , ▁t ires , ▁and ▁garden ▁waste . ▁One ▁aim ▁of ▁this ▁method ▁is ▁to ▁create ▁a ▁vi able ▁economy ▁for ▁proper ▁dispos al ▁of ▁b anned ▁products . ▁Care ▁must ▁be ▁taken ▁that ▁enough ▁of ▁these ▁rec y cling ▁services ▁exist , ▁or ▁such ▁b ans ▁simply ▁lead ▁to ▁increased ▁illegal ▁dump ing . ▁ ▁Government - m and ated ▁demand ▁▁ ▁Legisl ation ▁has ▁also ▁been ▁used ▁to ▁increase ▁and ▁maintain ▁a ▁demand ▁for ▁rec yc led ▁materials . ▁Four ▁methods ▁of ▁such ▁legisl ation ▁exist : ▁minimum ▁rec yc led ▁content ▁mand ates , ▁util ization ▁rates , ▁proc ure ment ▁policies ,