Chicagoist: It's Only 2 Hours to Michigan

guest

Thu, 27 Sep 2007 21:13:19 -0600

They should have this in Chicago, it would give homeless people something to do. In Detroit, you see bums digging through garbage for cans all the time. And a guy they interviewed in Lansing claimed to make $50K a year doing this full time. Apparently he hit the lecture halls of Michigan State after classes, where people left their cans out specifically for him.

olderty

Thu, 27 Sep 2007 17:37:14 -0600

When I lived outside of Detroilet I had to deal with this crap. When you buy a case of whatever you pay 10 cents per can/bottle. So everything is $2.40 more. Then when you get sick of the smell, or need some extra cash, you take your uncrushed cans to any grocery store and insert them into a machine 1 by 1. The machine reads the barcode on the cans to verify them, hence no crushing allowed. After you're done you get a receipt, up to $20 or $25, all you can cash in per day. So these guys got in trouble because they didn't pay the 10 cents per, prior to bringing back cans. I will say it was really really rare to see a can or bottle on the streets or gutters or wherever.

Jess D'Amico

Thu, 27 Sep 2007 15:29:19 -0600

Apparently not. Then you're a criminal.

Tankboy

Thu, 27 Sep 2007 14:52:20 -0600

So if i buy a soda in IL, and then drive to our place in MI, I can't turn that bottle in for a deposit? i honestly had no idea.

matty

Thu, 27 Sep 2007 14:21:45 -0600

i want in on the crushed can biz!