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Re:There's a ridiculous amount of tech in a disposable vape by teiferer on Wednesday January 14, 2026 @01:25AM (#46612981)
Nowadays the homeless or other less-than-living-wage earners do that for us. You can see them everywhere in cities all over north america and europe if you pay attention.
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Re:There's a ridiculous amount of tech in a disposable vape by pjmlp on Wednesday January 14, 2026 @03:07AM (#46613542)
As European that is not spread everywhere, while you can get some money back in Germany and Greece, there is none to be had in Portugal.

In Germany, it is such a big issue with people not having other source of income, that there is a culture where and how to leave the bottles around so that they are easier to collect.

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Re:There's a ridiculous amount of tech in a disposable vape by systemtest on Wednesday January 14, 2026 @11:10AM (#46617785)
I kinda prefer cultures where benefits and pensions are enough so that people don't have to dig into trashcans for Pfand.
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Re:There's a ridiculous amount of tech in a disposable vape by pjmlp on Wednesday January 14, 2026 @03:40PM (#46622920)
It is getting hard across many countries.
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