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Word: politz (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1989
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Usage:

...nearby recycling station. Churches and schools now raise funds by organizing collection drives. So do individuals. Arthur Bush, 12, of Portland, Me., makes anywhere from $3 to $7 each time he devotes a few hours to rummaging for returnables in trash cans and parking lots; Adalbert ("Al") Politz, 56, of Bloomfield, Conn., made enough sorting through nearby Hartford's refuse last year to buy his son a Christmas present and give a handicapped friend $60 worth of knitting yarn. The Miller family of Portland, Ore., has found bottle collecting even more profitable. Foraging for Coke bottles along a state...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Environment: The Battle of the Bottle | 11/30/1981 | See Source »

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