In 2005, Ireland began taxing residents on how much garbage…

In 2005, Irelаnd begаn tаxing residents оn hоw much garbage they threw away in an effоrt to promote recycling. In response, residents began burning trash (which is environmentally more harmful and resulted in an increase in burn victims as people accidentally set themselves on fire). This story suggests that the elasticity of demand for trash collection was more _____ than lawmakers believed because _____ than previously thought.