‘Every yellow lid is like a box of chocolates’: the Sydney retirees fossicking in bins to pay the bills
Early mornings, razor-like broken window panes, private property restrictions and territorial fellow recycling collectors – it’s all in a day’s work for a growing cohort of elderly AustraliansGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastLiz Lee peers into a recycling bin, laughs and slams the lid shut.The 79-year-old has struck gold: the bin is three-quarters full of empty cans, each representing a 10 cent refund at recycling collection points. She reopens the bin and reaches in, passing each can to her friend, Julie Griffin, 63. Continue reading...
Early mornings, razor-like broken window panes, private property restrictions and territorial fellow recycling collectors – it’s all in a day’s work for a growing cohort of elderly Australians
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Liz Lee peers into a recycling bin, laughs and slams the lid shut.
The 79-year-old has struck gold: the bin is three-quarters full of empty cans, each representing a 10 cent refund at recycling collection points. She reopens the bin and reaches in, passing each can to her friend, Julie Griffin, 63. Continue reading...
