New York Times Opinion
“When I was in the fifth grade, my grandpa took me to my school’s dumpster. ‘You know the Coca-Cola and water bottles that people throw out?’ he asked me in Mandarin. I nodded, spotting two empty Poland Spring bottles lying on top of a nearby garbage pile. He swiftly plucked them out and stowed them away in a plastic bag. ‘That’s 10 cents. Your turn,’ he said, smiling as I ran to another trash can. Seconds later, I emerged victorious, holding a Pepsi can over my head as if it were a trophy. “My grandpa was a canner, someone who collects recyclable containers on the street and redeems them for money. In New York State, canning is possible because of the Returnable Container Act, passed in 1982, which calls for a 5-cent deposit on glass, metal and plastic beverage containers. Though the law was meant to reduce litter and encourage recycling, it has also had the effect of offering a lifeline to some New Yorkers. A new bill that is pending in the State Legislature offers a chance for us to significantly improve the welfare of canners like my grandpa,” writes Andrew Li, a senior at Stuyvesant High School in New York City. #recycle #nyc #nytopinion
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