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Central Coast man earns house deposit by collecting 450,000 cans and bottles. (www.abc.net.au)

submitted 3 days ago by Mee@reddthat.com to c/nottheonion@lemmy.world

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In short:

Damian Gordon has bought a house using savings earned from recycling bottles and cans.

Each eligible bottle or can recycled at a Return and Earn depository results in a 10-cent refund.

What's next?

Mr Gordon says he will continue to return cans and bottles to help pay off his mortgage

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[–] boonhet@lemm.ee 40 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (1 children)

I mean he also has a full time job, he made 45k in 7 years off his side hustle.

I do agree that it should be easier to afford a home. Also bottle deposits need to rise. They've been stagnant for over a decade where I live. It's like a 2-in-1 city cleaning program and beer money program for bums.

[–] pineapplelover@lemm.ee 10 points 3 days ago (2 children)

Where tf did he find all those cans? There are people in my community digging through trash for some cans and bottles and don't find as many

[–] can@sh.itjust.works 12 points 3 days ago

While he holds down a permanent job during the week, Mr Gordon also volunteers at events like music festivals, where he collects thousands of cans and bottles at a time.

That's a lot more than you can fit in a shopping cart.

[–] boonhet@lemm.ee 2 points 3 days ago

I think it's country dependent. Wealthier countries with low deposit have more thrown away.