answer:Do you mean putting them in with the regular trash which you leave at the curb for pickup or do you mean putting them separately in their own container? When I lived in Phila. there were separate containers for glass recyclables so that’s how they went to the curb. PA is not a bottle deposit state. Here in Michigan, the deposit is $.10 per bottle or can. That really adds up; so we always take them to the store. And I believe it’s illegal to put them in with the rest of the trash at the curb. So, I guess the answer to the Q depends upon which state one lives in. Because of it’s higher deposit rate, Michigan has the highest rate of compliance; somewhere in the high ninetieth percentile. You just don’t see bottles and cans strewn all over the place littering the highways as is common in other states. I can only conclude that the extra five cents per unit really makes a measurable difference. Even if some people are inclined to toss them without caring about getting the deposit back, there will always be some enterprising souls ready and willing to pick them up and take them back to the store just to make a few extra bucks. The system really works. I don’t know why more states don’t do likewise since it works so well. It’s a mystery to me.