Not a problem. Bottle and can recycling programs in the US were very successful in states that implemented them. In NYC all refundable glass bottles and alumi

Not a problem. Bottle and can recycling programs in the US were very successful in states that implemented them. In NYC all refundable glass bottles and aluminum cans thrown away by those that couldn’t be bothered: They would be picked up by homeless (etc), providing a market-driven solution. I never understood why it wasn’t expanded to more containers, like cans of beans. The big problem then was that state-level only made recycling inconsistent. The big problem today is that plastic bottles took over because of their lightweight; meaning only a government policy could discourage plastic food containers.