We NEED a bottle bill!

OK, so I'm a socialist - I want a government program to fix the problem. "What problem?" you ask? A public trash can where 50% of contents are recyclable. Why are there so many recyclable items in the trash can? Because we, as a community, have no incentive to do otherwise. The solution? Five cents per can or bottle. Not only will the landfill fill at a slower pace, but folks will walk the streets and pick up the bottles and cans that others have "misplaced". Costly to implement? Yes. But less costly than not implementing.