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[–] jcs@lemmy.world 2 points 1 hour ago

I'm fond of the Phand.

[–] drunkpostdisaster@lemmy.world 12 points 7 hours ago* (last edited 7 hours ago)

All that work collecting garbage to buy garbage.

[–] KiESi@lemm.ee 14 points 11 hours ago (3 children)

You get 25c?? We only get 15c, not worth the PS level effort.

[–] bss03@infosec.pub 3 points 5 hours ago

Here in Arkansas, I don't know any "trash" that you can pick up for a deposit. I think when I was a small child in the 80s you could do glass bottles, but when plastic came in that ended. As a teen, and up to maybe a decade ago, you could get paid for aluminum scrap (by weight), but both of the metal recycling places in my county (Polk) do not pay for aluminum anymore (they will accept it, but not pay for it).

[–] Irelephant@lemm.ee 8 points 7 hours ago

In ireland its 15c for small bottles, and 25c for large ones.

[–] endeavor@sopuli.xyz 2 points 8 hours ago (2 children)

We get 5-10. And were one of the most expensive countries to live in.

[–] zaphod@sopuli.xyz 4 points 7 hours ago (1 children)

You also pay the amount, it's a deposit.

[–] endeavor@sopuli.xyz 3 points 7 hours ago

Yes but it makes it a terrible side hustle for the poorest of us and when the return on taking away the bottles is not worth the effort it defeats the whole point

[–] Tenkard@lemmy.ml 2 points 7 hours ago

We don't get them ;)

[–] OmegaLemmy@discuss.online 79 points 18 hours ago (26 children)

Ban plastic for consumables, glass and cardboard forever!!!

[–] Kazumara@discuss.tchncs.de 16 points 13 hours ago (14 children)

In case you didn't know, I think you might like to know: In Germany they also do reusable PET and reusable glass.

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[–] vivendi@programming.dev 32 points 15 hours ago (9 children)

Glass soda bottles just hit different™ I would pay extra if it's an option

[–] nailbar@sopuli.xyz 19 points 12 hours ago (1 children)

They do, but you're not supposed to hit people with them.

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