I'm currently looking at 78 cans sitting in my hotel Room in Maine. I thought to myself "$3.90 is not worth my time to find a recycling center and get paid, I hope the maids do it instead."
I make enough money that $3.90 is not worth the amount of time and effort it would take me to find a recycling center and get a cash payout for the cans. I value my leisure time after work each day more that a few extra dollars.
A 1,000% tax deduction, maybe 10-15 extra dollars on my return would be much more likely to get me to recycle the empty cans I create. 10,000% would have me religiously saving and turning in every can I lay my hands on.
If recycling consumer packaging is the goal, then i think