What happened: In 2023, then-Portland Police Chief Chuck Lovell went public with a connection his officers observed daily on downtown streets: People were exchanging empty cans and bottles ...

When people turn in empty cans and bottles to recycling centers, they are paid back the nickel or dime per container, or paid by the weight of the empty containers, from that fund. The idea is to ...

While almost all stores offer 5 cents in return for empty cans and bottles, Bellgoods Redemption ... get when he first started putting the 6 cent signs outside the center on Ditmas Avenue.