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SavannahLion:
I met one old school smoker who didn't litter. After puffing out the cig', this guy unrolled the cig' and dumped out the remaining tobacco, then he rolled the paper up in a tight ball and stuck it in his pocket. He smoked filterless. I asked him about it, apparently there was a time when throwing cigarettes on the ground was considered taboo or something. So a lot of men made sure their cigs were compacted as small as possible before discarding them.

I guess the introduction filtered cigs changed all that.  :dunno

ChadTower:

When I was little there was this woman in our apt complex that was mean to all the kids.  I used to gather up butts from the gutter and dump them under her bedroom window.  Then I'd knock on it and run away.  She called the cops and told them someone was stalking her and peeping in her windows all day.

SavannahLion:

--- Quote from: pinballjim on August 23, 2007, 12:21:58 pm ---And, typical of everything down there, you'd have to make 4 trips to the place before it was open.  And then when it was open, they wouldn't have any money or the machine would be broken.
--- End quote ---

In California, there's very few "permanent" recycling locations. Most are mobile, moving from parking lot to parking lot every two or three months. It's usually not worth bringing one bag to get the money swo most people save up. By the time you get enough bottles and cans just to pay for the gas, the ---smurfing--- recycling center moved.

And you never get cash. It's a printed check they hand you. Doesn't do a fat lot of good for the homeless guy.

BTW, the only permanent location I'm aware of is about three blocks from a homeless shelter, the only one I know of that actually hands out cash, and usually has a line twelve deep.

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