Refusing to accept returnables goes against Oregon law. Businesses could face daily fines up to $500.
PORTLAND, Ore. — The smell of smoke billowing out of warming fires at a nearby homeless camp filled the air under the Morrison Bridge Monday afternoon. Dozens of people, many of them homeless, lined up underneath the bridge with trash bags full of returnables.
“You’re almost in a third world country epidemic, you know what I mean,” said one homeless veteran waiting in line. “Canning is really vital to the community.”
Larry Smith, who collects cans and bottles for a living, pointed to a row of bagged cans
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