RE: People are not good at separating waste. Here is why.

I lived for decades in Canada. Getting money for recycling bottles is a source of extra income for kids, but also poor people. Even charities would go door to door collecting your bottles. I had kids knock on my door also asking if I had any bottles to give them. In my days, there was a recycle depot next to the grocery store in my neighborhood strip mall, which was connected to the store. You just got a receipt from them that you could cash in (or else buy stuff with) at the store. So I took a couple of large bags full with bottles in and usually had enough for a case of soft drinks.