HEARTS OF THE CITY: Exploring attitudes and issues behind the news. : Readers Respond
On Sept. 6, “Navigating the Real World” featured the issue of homeless or low-income people scavenging from residential recycling containers to obtain small amounts of glass or plastic for resale. Here are excerpts from letters of two readers:
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“My biggest ethical concern has less to do with those of us that paid for the recyclable containers and make the effort to cooperate with the city, but with the jobs of city employees that collect, sort, transport and administer the whole recycling project.
The bottom line is that scavengers threaten real jobs of people who pay taxes and support families.”
JIM ROGERS
Granada Hills
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“Do our elections and city budget process count for nothing? When did the people of Los Angeles vote to dole out $2 million to well-healed scavenging operators?”
MARK MIODOVSKI
Marketing manager, solid resources recycling and planning division, Bureau of Sanitation
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