One of the key selling points for Hawaii’s recycling law was that by putting a price on every returnable bottle or can, they would magically disappear from our streets, parks and beaches.

Since each discard was worth a nickel, the thinking went, scavengers ranging from the homeless to organized Boy Scout troops would be out there sweeping up every loose container and digging through every can.. In fact, the City even has a wonderful euphemism for this practice: “Passive recycling.”

But the City, according to a story by reporter Peter Boylan, is still thinking about putting specific recycling bins in more public parks and other municipal spaces. That should make things easier for the passive recyclers, but is it worth the money?

After all, if folks won’t throw their bottles and cans into the regular garbage cans already available, why would they bother to hunt around for the recycling bin?

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