Can recycling
What's stopping someone from bringing in cans from another state and redeeming 5¢ refund?
Posted Nov 16, 2017, 1:03 PM UTC
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kramer and neuman did something like this
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It's illegal but absolutely no one gives a shit unless you start doing this at a commercial scale.
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You'd probably lose more money in gasoline/tolls (or train tickets?) than you'd make in cans.
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Out of state cans and bottles typically have a different bar code on them that gets them rejected when you use the machines.
You might have better luck fooling a Duane Reade cashier with 50+ bottles and some out of states mixed in.
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I believe it counts as a type of fraud, so if you get caught you get a large fine. Other than that I'm not sure if there's an NYPD task force dedicated to recycling fraud.
Wouldn't it be DSNY enforcement, not NYPD?
That was more of a joke part
Womp womp.