y cl ates , ▁and ▁a ▁potential ▁demand ▁for ▁the ▁rec yc led ▁products . ▁These ▁last ▁two ▁requirements ▁are ▁often ▁over look ed — without ▁both ▁an ▁industrial ▁market ▁for ▁production ▁using ▁the ▁collected ▁materials ▁and ▁a ▁consumer ▁market ▁for ▁the ▁manufact ured ▁goods , ▁rec y cling ▁is ▁incomplete ▁and ▁in ▁fact ▁only ▁" collection ". ▁ ▁Free - market ▁econom ist ▁Julian ▁Simon ▁remarked ▁" There ▁are ▁three ▁ways ▁society ▁can ▁organ ize ▁waste ▁dispos al : ▁( a ) ▁command ing , ▁( b ) ▁gu iding ▁by ▁tax ▁and ▁subs id y , ▁and ▁( c ) ▁leaving ▁it ▁to ▁the ▁individual ▁and ▁the ▁market ". ▁These ▁principles ▁appear ▁to ▁divide ▁economic ▁think ers ▁today . ▁ ▁Frank ▁A ck erman ▁fav ours ▁a ▁high ▁level ▁of ▁government ▁inter vention ▁to ▁provide ▁rec y cling ▁services . ▁He ▁bel ieves ▁that ▁rec y cling ' s ▁benefit ▁cannot ▁be ▁effectively ▁quant ified ▁by ▁traditional ▁la isse z - f aire ▁econom ics . ▁Allen ▁H ers h kow itz ▁supports ▁inter vention , ▁saying ▁that ▁it ▁is ▁a ▁public ▁service ▁equal ▁to ▁education ▁and ▁polic ing . ▁He ▁arg ues ▁that ▁manufact ur ers ▁should ▁shoulder ▁more ▁of ▁the ▁bur den ▁of ▁waste ▁dispos al . ▁ ▁Paul ▁Cal c ott ▁and ▁Margaret ▁W alls ▁advoc ate ▁the ▁second ▁option . ▁A ▁depos it ▁ref und ▁scheme ▁and ▁a ▁small ▁refuse ▁charge ▁would ▁encou rage ▁rec y cling ▁but ▁not ▁at ▁the ▁exp ense ▁of ▁fly - ti