> But nobody will pay me for my used plastic bottles. In California and some other US states, you can sell them, though this is in part due to a redemption fee

> But nobody will pay me for my used plastic bottles. In California and some other US states, you can sell them, though this is in part due to a redemption fee charged when you buy them. Here's a price chart from this year (price per pound): Aluminum Cans - $1.59 Glass Bottles - $0.104 #1 PETE Plastic Bottles - $1.16 #2 HDPE Plastic Bottles - $0.59 #3 PVC (Polyvinyl Chloride) - $0.56 #4 LDPE Plastic Bottles -$2.03 #5 PP Plastic Bottles - $0.60 #6 PS Plastic Bottles - $5.69 #7 Others Plastic Bottles - $0.31 Bimetal - $0.35 This is profitable enough that crews of people come around to steal curbside recyclables in many California cities [1]. [1] http://www.sfgate.com/news/article/Battle-brews-over-raiders-of-recycling-bins-3206436.php http://www.sfgate.com/news/article/Battle-brews-over-raiders...