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Re:As Costs Skyrocket, More U.S. Cities Stop Recycling by saboot on Saturday March 16, 2019 @06:05PM (#19410640)
It's now become a weird social welfare system for the homeless, some go around collecting large bags and drop them off at recycling areas for cash in urban areas.
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Re:As Costs Skyrocket, More U.S. Cities Stop Recycling by maxxxxx on Saturday March 16, 2019 @06:11PM (#19410684)
I think that's not a bad thing. When I was a kid in Germany we always looked for bottles to return to make some money.
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Re:As Costs Skyrocket, More U.S. Cities Stop Recycling by acjohnson55 on Saturday March 16, 2019 @06:14PM (#19410706)
I think it's a perfectly fine source of cash for people in need and willing to hustle.
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Re:As Costs Skyrocket, More U.S. Cities Stop Recycling by Johnny555 on Saturday March 16, 2019 @08:41PM (#19411414)
It's not optimal when the poor and disadvantaged are forced to sort through the trash of others to eke out a bit of a living -- without any sort of protective gear or easy access to healthcare to treat any injuries/illnesses.

It'd be a little safer if they could just pick through recycling bins, but that's illegal [1] so they are forced to pick through trash bins.

https://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/Recycling-bins-are-ta...

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Re:As Costs Skyrocket, More U.S. Cities Stop Recycling by acjohnson55 on Saturday March 16, 2019 @10:08PM (#19411758)
Good point on the health externalities.
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