Nobody likes to pay for something they don’t use. And nobody likes to be forced to buy something they don’t want.

But while most of us just accept that we have to pay for garbage service in Marysville, Vonna Posey doesn’t believe in the old saying that, “You can’t fight City Hall.”

She plans to fight it. And all we can say is good for her.

Her act of civil disobedience is one we applaud. In this country’s history, that type of protest has led to great changes. Fighting for what we believe in is one of the basic great principles for this nation.

Posey likes to recycle. She’s been doing it for 38 years. She has very little garbage and what she has her son takes to the dump. So she doesn’t need the garbage can the city gave her.

The city has exemptions for garbage service: such as if a driveway is too long or the property is 2 acres or larger. If it can have exceptions for those things, it certainly should be able to have one for people who don’t want to use the service.

However, this is where we have to support the city. Posey certainly is responsible enough to be worthy of an exemption.

But what about the rest of us? Not many of us go to the extent she has to reduce our carbon footprint.

The concern here is that if there was an exception for those who want to save money and not use the service that garbage would pile up all over.

Most cities have mandatory garbage service because they don’t want to see unsightly garbage piled up for weeks in overflowing bins. Rats, raccoons, dogs and other critters would be creating all types of messes.

Further discussion is needed to see if any compromise could be made to recognize responsible recyclers like Posey. But making an exemption for people who don’t want to use the service would just be opening a can of worms.