Hannaford has a program called CLYNK where you can redeem your bottles. They don’t pay any more than anywhere else(actually quite a few shops pay MORE than the deposit, but CLYNK doesn’t) and you have to pay extra to use their bags. Is there an advantage, or is it just a ripoff?
I really did not know what you were talking about so I googled CLYNK and went to their webpage. It raised more questions than it answered, so I am going to ask you some questions.
It appears to me that the main advantage is convenience. All you need to do is drop off the bag and your account gets credited within two days. Now I confess that I live in a state where the beverage lobby has been successful in fending off deposits, so I don’t return my bottles and cans to the store, I just recycle them. What is your alternative? Do you have to wait in line? Do you wait while the bottles/cans are scanned? If there is no advantage in convenience, then there is no reason to use CLYNK (although I don’t really think its a “rip off”). I also like the idea of the money going into an account rather than receiving payment in cash as I use cash rarely, but others might prefer cash.
Also, do some shops really pay more than the deposit? How much more?
It beats dealing with Burkhalter.
Bottle bills which are enacted to promote recycling are outdated and administratively burdensome. Instead of creating a system which requires retailers to collect funds from deposits and then administer refunds, when the containers are turned in, communities should promote curbside recycling in more effective ways if they aren’t already doing so.
Forcing a financial benefit to recycling is hardly “outdated”. Yes a lot can be done to promote voluntary recycling but in my jurisdiction at least the deposit required beer cans are recycled at a far larger percentage than non-deposit pop cans.
Some people are essentially lazy and will toss their cans and bottles anywhere.
Many of those same people will continue their behavior even if they’ve paid a small deposit on the container.
There’s lots of opportunity for kids, non-profits or those with time on their hands to collect bottles and cans for spending money.
I frankly don’t give shit about the recycling aspect of the deal, I do like the noticeably cleaner environment in a state with a bottle bill. Our roadsides are noticeably less trashy than those without a bottle bill.