Have you ever collected bottles for money?

It takes a lot of bottles here to make any money because they're only valuable as glass. We do get a good return on aluminum drink cans, though, and a lot of people throw them away. I knew of one guy who was averaging $50 a day (US) walking the highways and picking them up. He worked at it like a regular job, kept regular hours and so on. We can sell newspaper here, too, but scrap metal is far more lucrative. Copper, brass and aluminum bring the most, but iron and steel are worth picking up, too. Here, we turn them in at a salvage place but I don't know where to tell you to look there. Have you thought about doing odd jobs for money? Walking dogs, shoveling snow, painting indoors, cleaning garages, things like that?

My brother and i do this when there are many bottles to be recycled in our house. We also sell old news paper and cans in junkshops. :)

Never done this. It surprises me that people throw their bottles away, since, as you said, they're worth money up here in Canada. Personally, I think that anything that has the potential to be re-cycled, should be returnable somewhere for money. Imagine what that would do for the economy!

I collected bottles with my brother as a child, we'd pull our little wagon around town and pick up the empties. Now, here in the US, they don't pay anything for bottles in most states but they'll buy cans. I used to collect cans but now there are so many homeless people that need them that I let them pick them up and when I have any I put them in the alley behind my garage. They are always gone the next day. There are places that buy newspapers but you'll probably spend more gas transporting all that weight than you'll make. You're young so maybe you could shovel sidewalks when it snows? And I know you said not online jobs but at clarkhoward dot com (insert the dot to get to his site, he's an economist with a radio show where he gives financial advice on how to save money and not be scammed) he has a lot of jobs listed that are for virtual assistants, phone answering, and the like, not scams or anything. Some are online and some are not but you can be sure they are legitimate. It may be that there are one or two that would suit you.

How much money do you get for each bottle? Do they take plastic or glass, or both? I know that some states here in the United States will credit you for taking in some kinds of recyclables, but personally I have never tried... How many bottles do you normally collect? I could imagine that you could really gather a lot if a lot of different people all gave you their bottles to recycle!

In China,there are also many people who earn money in this way. I think it is a good way to exercise and meanwhile making money. Keep on, i back you up.

its good work and apricate/respect work its not matter like for earn or free service, if some people do it , with joy, because it is return to a good clean earth, these site free to join and earn

I am curious: How much can you earn approximately for collecting bottles? I don't expect a regular paycheck or a fortune. Good luck on your job search.

At my place, we do not recycle glass bottle and I do not know the exact reason for not recycling them. I felt bad when I saw so many used glass bottles that scattered everywhere in the park, garden, rood side and so on. The daily road cleaners just placed all of them together at a place and never managed them further. Those glass bottles can easily cater the water and they will become a good place for the mosquitoes to breed. Cases of dengue will be in high possibility to be happened too. If the recycling of used glass bottles is available or popular at my place, I am sure I shall hardly see the used glass bottles scatters at wherever at my place.

It's nice of you to do something for the environment and you can make some money as well.For many people don't realize that so i suppose you are so right to consist doing this.Hope you good luck and get the offer you want.The thing is that i'm also umemployed now.

I do that at home only. I segregate my garbage. I keep the bottles and plastic items then when I already have stored a sack or more, I will call a friend who buys bottles and plastic items.

i am very fond of drinking cold drinks so i get bundle of bottle at end of every month,i collect all the plastic and bottle and return the empty bottle for the money,and that money i again use for cold drinks..hehe..!!

I also collect plastic bottles in China,but not for money,,you know,it worth little money,if you just earn money by collecting bottles,that is really a tough job,and also waste a lot of time at the same time.I do it maily because of protecting the environment.How about selling sugarcoated haws on sticks ,this is so common in winter in china.

here in my country, we collect empty plastic bottles and sell it in junk shop

When I was a child it was normal to collect bottles and turn them in for money. However, I think the trend has vanished in most areas of where I live. As most things are made in plastic bottles now. How ever I do collect soda can and cash them in for money.

When I was very much younger the soft drink companies gave a small amount for returned bottles. That was when they used glass. Now that they use plastic it seems they no longer want the bottles back because they no longer care. I've collected aluminium cans over a period of time but it took so long to collect lots and lots of cans for such a small return that I no longer bothered.

It is a good method because it can encourage people to do more recycle things. It is good for the environment. This is why I often collect our used paper, newspaper, magazines, bottles etc. and then sell it at last. But this money is little and you can depend on it to make a living.

Hi Monkey used to collected for empty bottle too Usually the bottle from plastic is the high price one but need a thousand of bottle to exchange it with only $0,1 so I just stop it

Collecting bottles for money? Not yet. He he, but is it really worth if we collect bottles just for the money. It is another way to add up to our extra income. Anothe is selling used old stuff. That is what I know.

Back when I was little, we had collected also bottles for money together with my friends. Aside from money, what are more rewarding are the fun and the memories I could cherish forever with my friends. Now, the only idea I could make money were through online jobs. I am able to do the things I love through my online jobs. Additionally, I am learning with such jobs.