Just thought of this ^
Currently I have ~26.1375 lbs of bagged PET #1 (incrementally weighed on my postage scale with 50lb x 0.2oz range & taring out the board I sit the bags on) which at the CA redemption value per-pound rate of $1.46 would get me ~$38.16/https://www.blockchain.com/tobtc?currency=USD&value=38.16 minus the weight of the bags. Except there isn't a nearby recycling center I trust (been shorted before, but weights & measures doesn't offer rewards for reporting frauds they subsequently investigated undercover & fined for underweighing, plus, they won't even get me the shorted amount) & gas is insanely overtaxed/regulated in CA.There are 10 American states with container deposit legislation, leaving aside businesses in other states that may offer cash for returning specific brands' containers (many years ago, I returned some to Whole Foods for $1 each IIRC).
Should there be a website/app where...
1) people list their recycling types, weights, ZIP codes &
BTC addresses
2) the website/app keeps up to date with each state's published per-pound rate (minimum, some recycling centers pay more)
3) the per-pound rate is multiplied by the weight & the product is divided by the
BTC spot price
4) the quotient is displayed on the listing with the
BTC address?
5) the poster is alerted after the address is funded the full quotient
6) the recycling is to be dropped somewhere the public can grab it anytime, with a date/time & GPS-watermarked photo then uploaded to the listing as proof of "no longer in my possession"? The updated listing can also take the GPS from EXIF & map pin the drop site.
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Personally, I don't want to put recyclables out at my home & attract/reward bin scavengers, who come at all hours being noisy & leaving trails of mess, so when I get paid, should I go to a park & set my bags next to bins (which are almost always overfilled & have bags next to them already)?A bigger enterprise might be having lockers with built-in scales, AI-powered cameras to detect it's all one container type with no weight-padding by wet containers, and rotating combinations. Then either people looking at the listing will see the current combo after the proof photo is uploaded, or if the website/app is used to broadcast the raw TX, the one who broadcasts will get the combo & can either use it, give it to someone else privately, or hit "reveal to public".
Maybe recycling centers would want to run these but just for themselves, unattended, with only employees remote-monitoring, dispatching from nearby for maintenance, and authorized payers paying the depositors & unlocking their combos, then the recycling & weight receipts getting taken to the next recycling tier up, where all the big trucks go.
