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    Quote Originally Posted by nismodrifter View Post
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    The Coventry hills depot has a semi automated system. It still requires staff to sort out odd containers but small stuff goes through the machine. Cant say much about accuracy but they seem fine and never that busy.

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    Quote Originally Posted by nismodrifter View Post
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    I generally never take bottles in for deposit and instead give them to various bottle drives and the like, but the bins were full so i popped into this depot. There was no line and i was in and out within 5-10 minutes. An employee sorts some of them and the machine does the rest and counts everything while also keeping a digital tally you can see and kind of guess how much you're getting back during the process. Once done you get your slip and have an automated cash dispenser scan it and release your cash and then you are on your way. Much nicer than the traditional depot, although i expected it to be a little more high-tech based on an article i read prior.
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    North Hill bottle depot has the "small item" sorter that handles cans and plastic 500ml bottles just fine. Means they guy only has to manually count milk jugs, 2L bottles and tequila from my load. Efficient system, although not wildly faster than the fully manual count either. I don't much care.
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    You realize you are talking to the guy who made his own furniture out of salad bowls right?

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    I didn’t know people still recycled cans and bottles for money aside from 8 year old girls soccer teams.
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    Quote Originally Posted by killramos View Post
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    I didn’t know people still recycled cans and bottles for money aside from 8 year old girls soccer teams.
    We usually collect about 3-4 bags and take them in. Comes out to around $30 on average and gives us money for frivolous spending.

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    Quote Originally Posted by firebane View Post
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    We usually collect about 3-4 bags and take them in. Comes out to around $30 on average and gives us money for frivolous spending.
    Just don’t spend it all in one place you hooligans!
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    Quote Originally Posted by killramos View Post
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    Just don’t spend it all in one place you hooligans!
    Pop Rocks and Milk Duds are expensive man.

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    Quote Originally Posted by firebane View Post
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    Pop Rocks and Milk Duds are expensive man.
    Mentos and Diet coke are where it's at now
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    I crush my cans to save space in the bags...will that machine still accept them ?
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    Quote Originally Posted by Nufy View Post
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    I crush my cans to save space in the bags...will that machine still accept them ?
    I crush my cans to show off my sweet sweet guns. Going to try the South Trail pickup service next week.

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    Quote Originally Posted by killramos View Post
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    I didn’t know people still recycled cans and bottles for money aside from 8 year old girls soccer teams.
    If bottle drives show up I give it to them. Otherwise I give it to the kids.

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    Popped up on my fb feed posted by North East bottle depot. Dang shits getting real there’s a bottle depot auditing counsel,how does one even get a job like that.


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    B-c-m-b, but the c looks like an "o"? So dat job is da bomb?
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    Crowfoot Bottle Depot shortchanges all the time.

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    I can’t believe bottle deposits are still a thing anywhere with municipal recycling.
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    Quote Originally Posted by killramos View Post
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    I can’t believe bottle deposits are still a thing anywhere with municipal recycling.
    You can't honestly expect municipal bureaucracies to provide bottleware to private industry in a timely manner.

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    Tbh I assume it’s all going in the same place.
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    Quote Originally Posted by killramos View Post
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    Tbh I assume it’s all going in the same place.
    Landfill. Recycling is a scam.
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    Quote Originally Posted by ExtraSlow View Post
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    Landfill. Recycling is a scam.
    That’s my understanding.
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