LoadWB's Journal: Aluminum cans for the poor?

I was wondering today if the "Adopt-A-Road" program hurts people who wander the streets to collect aluminum cans to turn in to recylcing centers for money.

I remember when I was in my before-teen years that my mom, dad, and I would wander one of the local highways and some of the back roads collecting aluminum cans. I don't think we collected glass containers. Anyway, we would take them home, crush them, then turn them in to the recycling center for money. When I got into my late teens/early 20's, I did that a few times for some gas money.

But if someone is out cleaning this stuff up, is there much hope for this kind of revenue?