Re: Strange recycling people

"shinypenny" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
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> In our town, every trash day people come by on foot pushing a little
> cart and dig through our recycling bins. They pull out all the items
> that have deposits, as well as glass bottles that can't be returned in
> our state. Sometimes, when we've yet to get up and get the trash down
> to the curb, they will even be brash enough to go up on to our porch
> and pull out our bottles.
>
> My original thought was that these were poor people trying to make a
> buck (if this is the case, I'd probably be a sucker and feel sorry
> enough to leave them a few $ or something at xmas), but now I'm not so
> sure. Seems like too much effort for minimal reward, and also what do
> they do with all the glass? Transport it across state lines?
>
> My second wild thought was that they were actually employed by the
> town to handle this type of recycling (it seems we have several
> different types of trash services for each type of trash), but it just
> seems odd that a relatively wealthy town would hire people on foot to
> do this sort of thing.
>
> Just curious if this is a common occurence anywhere else, and if
> anyone can shed any light on this practice.

they sell the glass, and make money on it, where I live the big companies
had to put locks on there recycled bins, peeps would come by and take the
cardboard and sell it to the recycler.

theres money in that garbage...