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I'm a lifelong Oregonian and I agree. Taking bottles back for redemption is a pain. The places stink, there's always a line, and always one or two broken machin
by blahyawnblah 8y ago
I'm a lifelong Oregonian and I agree. Taking bottles back for redemption is a pain. The places stink, there's always a line, and always one or two broken machines. Then you get a whole $10.
I just stick everything in regular recycling.
I would guess homeless people are the only reason it's anywhere near 90%. Everyone I know does curb side recycling.
- dgzl 8y agoI think you've identified a point against your argument without realizing it. If we didn't put dollar value on recycling, the recycling wouldn't be performed at the rate it currently is. Michigan is different however. When you spend half the year surrounded by snow and freezing temps, even the idea of going outside is numbing. I was living in Michigan and Illinois this last year, and they are light-years away when it comes to interest and availability of recycling process, compared to Oregon.
- freehunter 8y ago>When you spend half the year surrounded by snow and freezing temps, even the idea of going outside is numbing I've seen you make this comment twice in this thread and while you say you've lived in Michigan I think you drastically underestimate the resiliency of the majority of Michiganders. It was negative wind chill recently and now that it's back up to the mid 20s I see tons of people walking around without a coat on. The cold doesn't bother us that much.
- dgzl 8y agoI understand the resiliency of Michiganders, my point was about maintaining incentive for the bottle program. If there was no deposit, how many people would collect bottles on the side of the road?