Recyling Thieves

Battle brews over raiders of recycling bins from the SF Chronicle.

I have mixed feelings over this. For stuff that is left in regular trash at a commercial site in a regular trashbin, I view this as fair game. For taking out of recycling bins, I view this as stealing. And I have seen it on my street. Now that we have the big ones with lids and wheels, the problem has gone away. Before it was a bin so it was easy to see what was inside. The bigger recycling trash can has also increased how much we recycle. And with the larger bin for recycling, it also reduces the labor needed on site and the number of trips needed if you put all the recyclables in separate bins. This way it can go to a transfer station for sorting.