The secondary effects of the bottle deposit plus curbside recycling are visible in my town, Portland Oregon. I know a homeless person who survives on can recycl

The secondary effects of the bottle deposit plus curbside recycling are visible in my town, Portland Oregon. I know a homeless person who survives on can recycling and I see many other people doing the same work of pulling cans out of curb-side recycle bins and delivering them to supermarket recycle centers for cash. He works hard at it and while I'm not sure of the dollar amount, it appears to be a significant source of income. Intentionally creating these secondary effects to increase the options for people to work outside of 'traditional employment' for even paltry sums has a lot of potential.