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Dec 3, 2008 12:15 am US/Pacific

Theft Of Recyclables On The Rise In San Jose

Kiet Do, Reporting
SAN JOSE (CBS 5) ― In these difficult economic times, many are looking for ways to make extra money. But more and more people are doing it by rummaging through other people's trash and taking their recyclables.

Officials with the City of San Jose say more scavengers are out digging through garbage from cans and bottles. The problem has become widespread with organized scavengers using pickup trucks to haul away the recyclables.

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