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Can anyone find, or direct me to where I can find, official wording on this "if it doesn't say NY, then it's no good in NY" rule. Because I think I drank a can of Goya Peach Nectar the other day and even though it was sold in NY, on the can it said "5 cents HI-ME" There was no mention of NY.
If the container does not have "NY" listed as part of where it can be redeemed for a deposit, then it isn't here; just that simple. Not all cans and plastic beverage containers are subject to the five cents NYS surcharge/deposit at time of sale (milk for instance). With no deposit paid at purchase nothing is given back for return.
Can anyone find, or direct me to where I can find, official wording on this "if it doesn't say NY, then it's no good in NY" rule. Because I think I drank a can of Goya Peach Nectar the other day and even though it was sold in NY, on the can it said "5 cents HI-ME" There was no mention of NY.
In addition to seeing rodents and dumpster divers, when out walking around the UES/City overnight you see all sorts of persons "taking" things left out for rubbish/recycling.
Besides the homeless there is no shortage of guys in everything from rented U-Hauls to busted up Eco-vans driving around taking commercial paper, metal, mattresses, or anything else they can get their mitts on. Have seen a guy or guys going up and down the avenues or streets taking bales of paper left out but shops, supermarkets, nursing homes... all manner and sort of commercial enterprises. Have even seen them go into parking lots to the loading docks/refuse collection area of places to get at the stuff.
You put out any metal, appliance or whatever and chances are within a few hours it will be gone. Guys driving vehicles with plates from far north as MA an south as VA (if not further).
Commercial paper is a prime target because where it is placed often creates problems for enforcement. If it is up against a building that is not the "curb" subject to DSNY rules/laws. Even if left on the curb have seen DSNY enforcement drive by what is obviously a truck loaded full with bales of paper.
How much money these guys make I don't know. But if they are renting U-Hauls or other trucks every night they must be doing well enough otherwise why bother?
My mother is interested in grabbing cans and bottles for 5 cents per each. We kind of advised her against it, but it makes her happy, so we'll rock with it. 2 quick questions:
1.) On the cans/bottles on the part where it says "5 cents" and it lists the states, can she still deposit the can or bottle even if NY is not listed? Usually it looks like "CT-NY-ME" or something like that. If NY is not listed, can she still deposit that in the machines in NY?
2.) What areas in Jackson Heights or Elmhurst (or nearby) are best for finding those machines to deposit cans and bottles in? We'd rather have her do it with machines than having to go to the cashier's conveyor belt with a couple of hundred bottles?
1. No. She won't get $0.05.
2. Your best bet would be large supermarkets. What are the big supermarkets (like Shop Rite, for example) in the area?
The older Asians in my neighborhood already have cornered the market on this. If that's the case where your mom is, she might not get much.
My mother is not going out every day to do this. She may only do it on the weekends. She has a connection to where she can make an additional $25-$30 per week. That's all I can say.
Does it matter if the bottles are crushed, or do they have to be in good shape? Do the labels have to be kept on the bottles when redeeming them, or does it matter if the label is not there?
My mother is not going out every day to do this. She may only do it on the weekends. She has a connection to where she can make an additional $25-$30 per week. That's all I can say.
Does it matter if the bottles are crushed, or do they have to be in good shape? Do the labels have to be kept on the bottles when redeeming them, or does it matter if the label is not there?
You're better off asking a homeless person these questions....
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My mother is not going out every day to do this. She may only do it on the weekends. She has a connection to where she can make an additional $25-$30 per week. That's all I can say.
Does it matter if the bottles are crushed, or do they have to be in good shape? Do the labels have to be kept on the bottles when redeeming them, or does it matter if the label is not there?
The labels have to be there, because the machine scans the barcode.
This guy got fined $2000 for picking up an a/c that someone had put in the trash, even though the person who put it in the trash told him he could take it. He was in a car. If he had been on foot, he would not have been fined. Expensive lesson! Picking Up Used Furniture From The Curb Could Cost You!: Gothamist
That sanitation officer is a real jerk. He should've left the guy off with a warning.
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