Tokyo’s trash-collecting samurai takes a fun, zany approach to cleanup

Re:Tokyo’s trash-collecting samurai takes a fun, zany approa... by jstarfish on Wednesday May 24, 2023 @12:55PM (#36060872)

I haven't seen the "un-vending" machines outside of NY.

We have to take everything to the recycling center, wait in a long-ass line and they pay by weight, not item.

It's not worth my time to bring single bags nor worth the space to hoard them at home so I just trade them to the neighborhood homeless guy for expired dog food and other sundries.

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Re:Tokyo’s trash-collecting samurai takes a fun, zany approa... by atdrummond on Wednesday May 24, 2023 @04:55PM (#36063737)

Vermont has them as well (or at least did when I lived in Burlington a few years back).

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Re:Tokyo’s trash-collecting samurai takes a fun, zany approa... by weberer on Wednesday May 24, 2023 @06:07PM (#36064458)

I've seen them outside supermarkets in Boston.

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Re:Tokyo’s trash-collecting samurai takes a fun, zany approa... by Broken_Hippo on Thursday May 25, 2023 @03:09AM (#36067890)

I think that places where I live (Norway) have to take back the bottles that they sell in their store - even gas stations - but the only place I see the machines is at the grocery stores. (Grocery stores are generally smaller but more convenient than they were in the US).

And it is by item - less money for small bottles (single serve soda, for example) and more money for larger bottles (1L of soda or juice). Aluminum is similar.

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