[Summit] People going through recycle bins

[Andrew Nosal]

My impulse is to cut slack for people working that hard for nickels.   
That is lots of work for little money.  Safe to assume they would  
rather be doing something more useful and remunerative.  If they were  
outright thieves or robbers they would not be busting their humps  
lugging cans and bottles.

So this is what the Land of Opportunity has come to.


On Aug 18, 2011, at 2:26 PM, Anne Diffily wrote:

> Most muncipalities receive money for the recyclable cans and bottles  
> collected and turned in to the state recycling center in Johnston.
>
> So, the only entity really losing out when cans and bottles are  
> taken by non-residents is the city's income stream.  Perhaps someone  
> could write or call the woman who has a weekly column in the ProJo,  
> answering questions about the state's recycling program, to get  
> their take on it.
>
> This is another reason I've appreciated our switch to large (full- 
> sized tall), wheeled recycling containers with lids that stay closed  
> since we moved to Warwick a few years ago.  It seems to discourage  
> "divers" from going through trash bins.
>
> Something to raise with the city council?
>
> Best,
> Anne
> Summit emerita
>
> On Thu, Aug 18, 2011 at 12:18 PM, Harrison, Mary <mary_harrison at brown.edu 
> > wrote:
> Hi, everyone,
> This may have come up before on the list, but has anyone noticed  
> that there are people who go through the bottle and can recycle bins  
> after they have been put out at the curb? I saw a man with a large  
> trash bag going through my bin a week ago. Several months ago a car  
> was parked at the bus stop across the street from me, and while I  
> was waiting for the bus someone came and added a huge bag full of  
> cans to the bags that were already in the car.
> I have mixed feelings about this. On the one hand I don't want to  
> begrudge some poor person a source of income, but on the other hand  
> I really dislike some stranger rummaging through my "trash". It  
> feels like a violation of my privacy, regardless of whether it's  
> legal or not. I have a feeling that this isn't just some isolated  
> person who is doing this, either, based on the number of bags I saw  
> in the car at the bus stop. Maybe someone has organized a gang of  
> recycle rummagers :-).
> Has anyone else had this happen to them?
> I don't know how the city feels about this. Do they get money for  
> the recyclables they deliver?
> All the best,
> Mary Harrison
> Hope St.
>
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