[acheron9383]

I see the resale value of the recycling as subsidizing the cost of the recycling service. We pay for,(or your taxes do, depends on where you live) trash/recycling because then someone comes on regular intervals to take it. Part of that cost is "paying" them in the recyclables as well. Honestly the reduced complexity of the current system is nicer then having to pay me back like some sort of recyclables consignment scheme.

[pests]

Right. I thought the whole expectation of a company coming and taking a bunch of waste and recyclables from you for either free or low-cost was that they were profiting from your waste.