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A New York legislator wanted to create a deposit on cigarettes butts. If implemented, people would have the incentive to (1) not toss cigarette butts onto public streets and sidewalks, and (2) pick butts up to redeem them for the cash. The degradation of the environment from littered cigarette butts is a?

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tradey of the commons.

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Answer:

Tragedy of the Commons.

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While people throwing cigarette butts led environmental degradation because of the plastic material of the butts and other chemicals they absorb. It is a classic example of Tragedy of Commons which means that an individual is motivated by self-interest to perform actions that are contradictory to well-being others or the environment shared by others.

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