Man pleads guilty to 'Seinfeld'-esque bottle return scheme

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March 23, 2017, 07:51 AM

V-Tail

Man pleads guilty to 'Seinfeld'-esque bottle return scheme

It's much simpler here. No bottle or car return fee collected when we buy the beverage.

The city supplies recycle bins to homeowners, on request. They make the rounds every Thursday and dump paper, cardboard, plastic, and metal, from the recycle bins that I leave at the end of my driveway, into their truck.

I imagine that the city sells the recycle material, which helps with the city budget, which probably helps me by constraining tax increases.

March 23, 2017, 08:15 AM

erj_pilot

quote:
Originally posted by entropy:
The only thing that would make this story better is if the AG was named Delores.

I see what you did there.....

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March 23, 2017, 08:29 AM

Veeper

quote:
Originally posted by V-Tail:
It's much simpler here. No bottle or car return fee collected when we buy the beverage.

The city supplies recycle bins to homeowners, on request. They make the rounds every Thursday and dump paper, cardboard, plastic, and metal, from the recycle bins that I leave at the end of my driveway, into their truck.

I imagine that the city sells the recycle material, which helps with the city budget, which probably helps me by constraining tax increases.

Do aluminum ingot sales outweigh the cost of collection and processing, let alone all the equipment it takes to sort, smelt, and move all of the stuff?