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I'm guessing that redemption centers need to put up a hefty bond. To get enough volume of cans to make it even approaching worth your time to open a redemption
by evan_ 8y ago
I'm guessing that redemption centers need to put up a hefty bond. To get enough volume of cans to make it even approaching worth your time to open a redemption center you'd need to collect tens of thousands of bottles and cans from hundreds or thousands of people, who would all want to be compensated in some way, that would be difficult to hide for very long.
- ceejayoz 8y agoYou'd collect them from a recycling facility the next state over, which you also own or work with in some capacity (and where there's no deposit). Owning the redemption center means no one blinks an eye when you drive up with a truck full of bottles, especially as you've mixed them up with actual redemptions. This is not hypothetical stuff. Large scale operations have already been caught: https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2018/12/03/recycling-smuggling-scam-netted-16-1-million/2196078002/ https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2018/12/03/recycling-smu... > Three suspects were arrested in a case that resulted in fraudulent payouts totaling $16.1 million over three years, the California Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery reported Monday. > Authorities said the Bustillos' trucking operation existed entirely to smuggle cans and bottles into California.