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Can collectors kicked off campus
Families supported by collecting recyclables discouraged
by Oscar Gutierrez
for The Channels Online

Rummaging elbow-deep through fly infested, rotting garbage everyday isn't something most people would consider as a way to make a living.
But for a handful of people, the recyclables that lie buried deep within the trash bins on our campus serve as a poor man's pot of gold at the end of a dimly lit rainbow.
While the college has no policies on the can collectors, security recently asked them not to collect on City College campus anymore. Security did this at the request of the facilities department...