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by meritt 4630 days ago
In Oregon in the early 90s, I would scour around town on my bicycle, looking for empty soda cans & beer bottles in trash containers mostly. When I'd fill up my plastic bag, I'd ride to the nearest grocery store and trade them in for 5 cents a piece. On a good day I could make $4 or $5.