Where Scavenging Recyclables is Outlawed, Scavengers Earn Cash

 By R.J. Rubio Staff Writer   Standing in the pouring rain at the corner of East Fourth Street and Avenue A, Hector Reyes, 51, was razor-focused on the task at hand, shoveling bottles and cans into the machines imprinted with “Redeem 5¢.” Scavenging for recyclable containers that other people throw away is popular among the […]