You are offering a false choice, also known as the logical fallacy of false dilemma. http://www.softschools.com/examples/fallacies/false_dilemma_examples/491/
Let me offer an opposite false choice: "OH - so people cannot spend a penny on water and soap and a little time to prevent the huge cost of disposal, which includes hauling the material and then maintaining a disposal facility for decades or longer?"
When an argument in opposition or in favor is couched in terms of a narrow set of options, the need to think broadly of other ramifications is very limited. Narrowly defining the choices means the answer is simple. And while some people take great personal pride in their ability to make the complex simple, it often means overlooking the devil in the details. But maybe narrow thinking is just easier. That's my "narrow answer".