"At 5 cents a pop, all of those containers would bring in less than $100 for each of them. It's a hard way to make a living."
"Can collecting is an important service, its advocates say. Without it, a lot of recyclable material would otherwise end up on the street or in the trash, headed to landfills."
"On top of it all, these workers haven't had a raise in 40 years. Even as the cost of living in the city has raced higher, the 5-cent value of these cans and bottles hasn't changed since New York's 'Bottle Bill' went into effect in 1983."
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