1. Is garbage collection a public good? 2. If it is a private good and not a public good, why is garbage collection so often provided directly by government and not the private sector? Solution needs...

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Running Head: PUBLIC FINANCE
Garbage collection as a Public Good
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Garbage collection can be known as the process through which, all the biodegradable and non
biodegradable wastage from the industries and households is collected for the purpose of
disposing off without harming the environment. Garbage collection is the process which is
directed to enhance the sustainability of the society (Louboutin, 1999). It is a debatable issue that
whether garbage collection is a public good or it is a private good. In this context, garbage
collection can be regarded as public good. This fact can be supported with different arguments
Control: The first and foremost reason behind considering garbage collection as the public good
is that in...