There were the legendary “mole people” who survived entirely on refuse.
I’ve always refused to use municipal recycling on the basis that “mole people” who live in tunnels under the city dump rely on those bottles and cans for their livelihoods.
I recall some 50 years ago being grateful for people throwing longneck beer bottles out their car windows. I collected them. A case of 24 empties was worth $.88 and that was enough for me to buy a loaf of bread and a can of sardines. It got me by for awhile. I’ve long since prospered, but remain grateful for the seemingly inconsiderate bottle tossers.
There were the legendary “mole people” who survived entirely on refuse. I’ve always refused to use municipal recycling on the basis that “mole people” who live in tunnels under the city dump rely on those bottles and cans for their livelihoods.
I recall some 50 years ago being grateful for people throwing longneck beer bottles out their car windows. I collected them. A case of 24 empties was worth $.88 and that was enough for me to buy a loaf of bread and a can of sardines. It got me by for awhile. I’ve long since prospered, but remain grateful for the seemingly inconsiderate bottle tossers.