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(shinypenny) writes:
(Jonathan Kamens) wrote in message ...
Yes, they are people trying to make a buck. No, they are not employed
by the town.
My question is, why not? The town keeps bitchin' that they can't
afford to recycle and want to drop the program. Why don't they
contract with these people directly?

Because the town recycles a lot more than what the gleaners
can make use of.

The companies that contract to do your town's recycling
assume that by the time the stuff gets to them, all the
really profitable stuff (i.e., the deposit cans and bottles)
have been gleaned. The price of the contract takes that into
account.