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This happens with cans and bottles here in San Francisco as well because they can be redeemed for the CRV. People rifle through the blue bins on my street every
by tdeck 6y ago
This happens with cans and bottles here in San Francisco as well because they can be redeemed for the CRV. People rifle through the blue bins on my street every week. I assume maybe recycling pickup would be cheaper without this. Meanwhile turning in these bottles myself for the deposit would be a huge nightmare because the centers are only in far-flung parts of the city without easy access to transit.
- rvnx 6y agoIn my town as well, street people are collecting plastic bottles as fast as possible in order to get back a couple of cents. As a result, the trash is less full, it doesn't spill everywhere, and the "legitimate" waste pickers have less to carry as well. And for myself, it's an added value: I don't need to sort, I don't need to pay. It costs me 10 cents per bottle but I'm sure it will be properly processed and that the money will go to the most motivated.
- tdeck 6y agoIn SF we have a separate bin for r
- jwilk 6y agoR?
- superhuzza 6y agoAround where I live, it works really well in parks and busy streets. But in residential areas the homeless people come and slash open trash bags, and dump garbage all over the street. Even if you put all your bottles in a clear bag for them, they will slash your black trash bags anyways just to check. It's super annoying and probably dangerous to them as well.
- rvnx 6y agoSad :( This would make sense to be punished I guess (since it's damaging property)