New York's canners: the people who survive off a city's discarded cans
by Cecilia Watt from Environment | The Guardian on (#4A5TS)
'It's honest dollars,' says one canner, but it's not easy work - canners plan meticulous routes and often work long hours
"It's good for the environment," says Anthony Pemberton, arranging the recyclable empty bottles and cans in his shopping cart. "And I'm a conservationist. You do also get five cents per can, which is a motivator."
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