Does the state REALLY want us to recycle our bottles and cans?

[954Rider]

Exactly why I don't recycle. Even though I have recycling bins I throw my glass bottles, plastic bottles, aluminum cans all into my garbage bags, line them with paper towels on the sides so they don't show through, tie it up nice and tight and into the trash it goes. Fuck the government recycling program. If they want me to recycle then they better send me a check every month after collecting from my recycle bin and giving me my proper 5cents per bottle.

 

[tgrrdr]

As for Mass, when I was there, as well as in Germany, the catch to the machines was that whatever you were returning had to be a brand they sold at that particular market. Since the vast majority of my beer comes from Costco, I wish they had 'em there....

I think I noticed in Germany that different stores had different labels (or had their name on the label, or something). Buy a pepsi at Aldi? Don't try to return it at Lidl. But I thought the machines and were great - every time you go back to the store you return whatever you've used since the last trip!

Also, what I heard recently, but haven't verified myself is that three of the local (PH, Concord, Lafayette) recycling places that were in Safeway parking lots have closed in the last month or so.

Several times I've seen people bring big ass bags of plastic water bottles, or whatever beverage container, into the return counter at Costco and get paid for however many they had. I don't think I'd be able to handle waiting in the return line and then waiting while they count the bottles/cans for $5-10 or whatever.

 

[KrustyKruser]

Had my three garbage cans about full and ready to take in to recycle and the I read that several recycling centers are closed or closing. Not worth the fuel and time to recycle my aluminum anymore. I'm just gonna give the aluminum to one of the bums under the bridge by my place.

Recycling centers in CA closing.

 

[redruM]

Had my three garbage cans about full and ready to take in to recycle and the I read that several recycling centers are closed or closing. Not worth the fuel and time to recycle my aluminum anymore. I'm just gonna give the aluminum to one of the bums under the bridge by my place.

Recycling centers in CA closing.

Read the comments of that article if you're looking for the truth.

Surprise! Yet another racket.

 

[Bronto]

See supply and demand works with these recycle places. We save up lawn bags of cans and plastic bottles to get some CRV back.
Over the years seen very busy recycle centers become empty. The attendant waiting long periods of time before someone comes along. First they reduce the hours of operation. For a short time there is a busy period and again people lose interest. This further reduced hours of operation to one or two days a week. Some just close for good.

Closest one that remains open all week is ten miles away. Seen how busy they are with a small but constant line of people. The demand is strong all the time, no signs of reduced hours or closure.

Surprised the number here still take stuff in to get money back. Think how many people in the community the recycle center services. Than look around and see how many people are having the stuff recycled at the center. It has to be a small fraction of one percent. Nearly everyone don't use these recycle centers. They recycle by other means without collecting their CRV.
Ok fine the garbage collectors get this bonus of CRV cause they collect most of it. It shows it isn't the CRV that causes people to recycle.

Second is natural products are exempt from CRV. By the Nanny State reasoning CRV shouldn't be charged on natural products. Like 100% Juices and Water. But Water got targeted cause legislators couldn't resist, they saw a big money haul. Out went some reasoning for CRV and came excuses of pollution to charge CRV. Most is about tax revenue, money for money sake.

 

[Bubba_s]

I posted in this thread about a week ago how easy it was for me to recycle in my hood. LOL, recycle center GONE!

Bummer!

 

[russ69]

...Just another form of taxation.

We finally agree on something!

 

[msethhunter]

Increase CRV on a small container to 15¢ and a larger to a quarter and we'll see a lot more recycling.

Personally I throw mine in with the other recyclables and if someone takes it and makes money, good for them!

However it's not worth my while to save the 75 cans of soda I drink each year and then try to find a recycler then have to try to persuade them into counting them instead of weighing. I'm not rich, but it's not worth the time and effort.

Shit, even increase it to pretty much what every other state pays, and you'd see it a lot more. My dad is super cheap, so he recycles. It takes him a year to get enough to buy a tank of gas, for a Nissan Frontier. All my parents drink is bottled water, and cook with bottled water. IIRC, we do it by weight.