I agree with Anthony and Mom2my3girlz. First Anthony is  right to let these people make a living taking something we're throwing away anyway. How many times have we been harassed outside a small store or market by someone just begging for $ or worse by thieves who want to take your hard earned possesions off your hands. On the other side is the fact I would be greatly offended by someone coming onto my property to remove the recyclable items without permission. i would not put my items in the can but would put the can out with a note letting them know what they did greatly offended me . I would store the items for a short while before putting them back on the street. maybe this would ween them from entering the property.