This man put a GPS tracker in his recycling. Here's where it ended up

[werdna]

7. I remember toting a wagon with a friend or two -

- going door to door collecting glass soda pop bottles. When purchased, a nickel deposit was paid and when the bottles were returned the nickel was refunded. The bottles were then picked up by the various vendors when they delivered more product; cleaned, sanitized and reused. We would use the money to buy candy and stuff at the local convenience store. Seems to me the system could still be practical today.

Alternatives to single use, petroleum based plastics have been developed using plant-based bio-degradable sources. But, you know, oil companies.