Massachusetts lottery ticket recycling program successful

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LOTTOMIKE — Sat, 30 Jul 2005 04:12:29 GMT

true....

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CASH Only — Thu, 28 Jul 2005 13:39:55 GMT

A good lottery story about MA for a change.

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LOTTOMIKE — Thu, 28 Jul 2005 08:25:49 GMT

sad but true.....

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NoCompLotto! — Sat, 23 Jul 2005 09:31:16 GMT

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NoCompLotto! — Sat, 23 Jul 2005 09:30:43 GMT

You never know... There are people out there who will do ANYTHINGto get a little (or a lot of) extra cash in their pocket...1. There are people who buy tickets, and without even thinking about second-guessing themselves, throw it away and do not believe it is a winner... case in point: I've myself found about $250 in winning lottery tickets that people have carelessly thrown on the ground, and some were so clearly a winner that it was hard to believe someone threw it out. This has even happened... [ More ]

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dvdiva — Sat, 23 Jul 2005 04:09:49 GMT

Thowing away the winning tickets saves the state from having to pay out on them. No wonder they think the program is successfull.

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fbird — Sat, 23 Jul 2005 00:38:55 GMT

NCL..there are a few flaws with your reasoning to being against this project.#1. Those who throw away a winning without having it scanned at one of the retail outlets is absurd...ask for a printout, even if you don't trust the store person and I know it will evenually happen, that some idiot throws away a $200 million ticket, but tough luck Charley...some brain cells DO have to be functioning after all...and then #2 do you really think that some one is going to sift thru TONS of tickets????...c... [ More ]

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NoCompLotto! — Fri, 22 Jul 2005 08:25:22 GMT

OK, even though it would have been an annuity (which, I personally, would take, sorry Cash ), it still doesn't change the fact that someone might sue another person or company claiming wrongful possession of the tickets (even though they are BEARER INSTRUMENTS) and would still lead us to the fact that people need to CHECK THEIR TICKETS FULLY BEFORE THROWING THEM AWAY OR RECYCLING THEM!!BTW, I also think this is a good program, just as long as no one is sued for it.

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CASH Only — Thu, 21 Jul 2005 23:53:00 GMT

The $4 million would have been annuity-only.

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vbmx — Thu, 21 Jul 2005 23:48:39 GMT

i personally love this program. it has cut down on trash i have to pick up every day in front of my place of work.

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LOTTOMIKE — Thu, 21 Jul 2005 21:08:39 GMT

you never know.......

Comment #1

NoCompLotto! — Wed, 20 Jul 2005 17:26:55 GMT

OK, isn't this whole program what started the problem with Julie Sprive and the $4 million ticket fiasco, which, by the way, she SHOULD be entitled to? Hasn't someone learned their lesson yet and seen that this might be a BAD idea? It's good for the environment, yes, but not in other ways, and someone might just sue the company doing this work claiming I threw out a whole stack of winners and they cashed them in on their behalf, but just didn't decide to tell anyone.

Massachusetts lottery ticket recycling program successful

Lottery Post — Wed, 20 Jul 2005 17:00:01 GMT

A program for recycling non-winning lottery tickets is paying off big for Westboro, Mass.-based recycler E.L. Harvey Sons and the Massachusetts State Lottery. Instant Re-Play, the lottery's anti-litter program that rewards individuals that collect and recycle non-winning instant or scratch tickets, has yielded 50 tons of tickets.The recycled tickets are converted into paper goods, such as tissue, toilet paper and napkins, according to Ellen Harvey, executive vice president of E.L. Harvey So... [ More ]