“People who use 1 lb. cylinders a LOT will come out ahead. Everybody else gets hosed.”
I don’t like big government but also don’t like throw-away steel cylinders.
Maybe it’s a matter of terminology, but what’s the matter with a propane cylinder that has a value when empty? You can throw it away, or you can swap it for a refilled one and save money.
REI, and most camping stores in camping areas already swap 1#,5#and 20# refillable tanks. You buy the first tank full or bring in your own empty refillable tank and leave with a full one for a fee. Which last I checked in Austin the refill fee for a one lb tank was $4 and at a gas station or general mart just outside a state or national park are like $10 or more. Even at Wal-Mart they are two for $11 so the refill are cheaper once you own the tank. Or if you have a 20# and a refill kit you can get propane for <90 cents per lb from tractor supply or pretty much any Uhaul location. Wal-Mart has 20# which they actually fill to 15#s for $19 I just saw them yesterday in front of the store. Even at $19 for 15# that’s still only $1.26 lb you will save money over the life span of the refill tank regardless of how you refill it. Every method of refill is cheaper than the disposable tanks that alone justifies their use. The litter aspect is just gravy. A pox on people who litter in state and national parks. As a Vet we have free access to any national parks,BLM land and forestry land for life, same for my state’s parks and WMAs I see those little green tanks everywhere F those people F them HARD. Same for beer cans and looking at you ladies tour nasty pads and products bury that crap literally.