Why can't I crush cans and bottles

Why can't I crush cans and bottles for recycling?

Diensten 4d geleden 6 answers • Jenna Tremblay

I was at the recycling center today and decided to return all the cans and bottles I've collected at home. I took my bike and dragged two big plastic bags to the recycling center (each bag was 10 dollars, I spent the equivalent of two cans to drag cans to the recycling center). My earnings: 7 dollars. Why do I have to collect and drag this volume for 7 meager dollars?

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Camila Machado • 4d geleden

Because the machine can't read the barcode if it's crushed.

olivia • 4d geleden

Because the machines need to read the UPC code to function. It's not new, I agree that the recycling center's rollout has been poorly done, but the old machines at the grocery store worked the same way, I don't understand the fuss.

Francesco Z • 4d geleden

I went to drop off 2 bags yesterday and got 30 dollars, you must drink a lot more!

frankkohler • 4d geleden

Or maybe the bags weren't as big as it seems, or he's already crushing his cans so more than half was refused/not counted.

Gaston P • 4d geleden

Normally, those that don't pass through the machine go to the counter to sell them.

Nienke Van Leeuwen • 4d geleden

That's why I leave the cans in a cardboard box next to the trash bags. It's not worth the effort for me, but there are people who use it to survive and it's not a big effort to separate them.

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