[asdaq1312512]

> Also we have deposits on bottles, most people here just toss the in the trash, not bothering to return them.

It doesn't mean the system can't work. It means the deposit is way too low.

[Detrytus]

The system does work, if you count the homeless people who would take bottles out of trash and return them, treating it as a steady income source. At least that's how it used to work in my country. Homeless people were recycling even before recycling became cool :)