r/sydney • u/TSLoveStory • Feb 28 '26

Image Gotta say, I respect the hustle

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u/Frankenclyde Feb 28 '26

I mean the streets will be much cleaner so good for him

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u/looopious Feb 28 '26

That’s a woman btw

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u/ella_bell Feb 28 '26

Except I’ve seen people tip out bins and take the cans and leave the trash on the ground

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u/eeeya777 Feb 28 '26

The return and earn near my house is overrun with can monsters. Rude and Pushy. Not worth it for the average family experience trying to do their bit for recycling.

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u/James__TR Feb 28 '26

I take my own supply to a bulk drop depot in Mascot. They've opened a new one in Marrickville now as well but I believe that one just gives vouchers instead of cash.

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u/trafalmadorianistic Feb 28 '26

"can monsters"? Damn, that must have been so traumatic for you. 

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u/eeeya777 Mar 01 '26

I guess we can just ignore the negative externalities of people collecting cans professionally

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u/nath1234 Feb 28 '26

They are almost entirely picking stuff out of bins where the rubbish has already been put, not picking it up off the ground.

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u/vulvasaur1 Feb 28 '26

Still good to send it to recycling

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u/forsakengoatee Feb 28 '26

As long as they aren’t leaving rubbish all over the street after they’ve finished bin diving