New York tackles 'rubbish thieves'
 

New York tackles 'rubbish thieves'
by James Gordon (BBC: New York)


At the end of every working day, thousands of plastic rubbish bags line New York City's sidewalks.

While many consider them an eyesore, in the town where the entrepreneur is king, there are always new ways to make money and using other people's rubbish is one way to do it.

The underground market in recycling has become such big business now that some people are taking other people's rubbish in an effort to make money.

In the middle of the night, entrepreneurs, or thieves as the city calls them, arrive to stock up on recyclables.

City officials say it is stealing, and are introducing fines of up to $2,000 (£1,000) for anyone caught taking trash.

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Pic below: Mike Sterling makes money collecting cans.

It is not just New York.
This was in the Liffey Champion this week.
Two bound to the peace for rummaging in skip
Two Romanian men who were trespassing rummaging for food in a skip were bound to keep the peace and be of good behaviour for 12 month at kilcock court on tuesday 23 october.
They admitted to trespassing at supervalu maynooth on 30th august.Their Solicitor, said the two men took the bag of out of date food items from a skip behind the supermarket as they were unemployed.

This is also going on on the west coast of US . the "rubbish thieves" arrive into a neighbourhood a few hours before the city recyclers and swipe all they can !
big money in recycling !
rough Irish prices
Quarter ton of Cardboard : 25euros
Quarter ton of plastic : 60 euros