Seattle City Counsel Votes 9-0 turning garbage collectors into Food Nazis giving them power to fine Abusers

In Seattle, Washington, a new ordinance beginning next July will target residents and businesses for throwing away too much food. The local government there is turning garbage collectors into trash inspectors -- acolytes for government force. If the garbage collector deems that 10 percent of the trash is compostable food waste, then the resident or business is to be fined, the money returned to the state.

Seattle city council approved the measure with a 9-0 vote. Fines begin next July and start at $1.00 for residents and $50.00 for apartment buildings and businesses. According to the The Seattle Times, the city fell short of its recycling goal. They recycled 56 percent of trash in 2013, 4 percent short of citywide goals. Apparently, the council members think that fining their way forward will close the gap.

Are government-enforced trash inspections, including food waste fines, a positive strategy to encourage people to change their behavior? Will these fines really make everyone compost more and waste less? What are the unintended consequences of using force to mold and shape behavior in society?

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