Originally Posted by Cynthetiq

here's some idea as to how much money is actually flows through the recycling plans of NYC:


Now here I cannot bring bottles and cans to the redemtion machines as I please. There are many rules so that I can get my $.05 deposit back.

So if I buy a Sam's Soda from Walmart, I cannot bring it to my local grocery store for redemption because redemption machines are keyed to read UPCs. No UPC No nickel. I can also not use the machine on Sunday. They also limit how many bottles I can recycle on each day.

Also, water bottles are exempt from this recycling program.