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You win some, you lose some

April 20th, 2006 at 05:47 pm

I've been trying to neaten things up this morning, and thought I'd find out exactly when and where I can take those aluminum cans we've been crushing for 4 months.

I found out they're paying 25 cents a pound, which doesn't sound too bad except the cans are pretty light. I got on the scale with and without the bag of cans, and the cans appear to only weigh about 8 pounds. That's $2--meaning it will take over 2 years to recoup the cost of the can crusher!

Oh, well, there is the entertainment factor in crushing the cans... Wink

4 Responses to “You win some, you lose some”

  1. contrary1 Says:
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    I'll loan you a kid..... It's one of my guys favorite things to do....crush cans! He's free too!

  2. Thrifty Ray Says:
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    In Oregon, you pay 5 cents per can/bottle deposit when you buy soda...and then you have to return them in a machine at the store one-by-one and they can't be dented or crushed, or the machine won't take them.

    5 cents per can is incentive enough to recycle...but the unsmashed cans take up alot of space to store...and then in the car.

  3. markio26 Says:
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    we did this for a few years... then stopped.. our friend comes to our home and picks them up for his son... we gave him our crusher... he turns the cans in for cash and purchases pizza.

  4. baselle Says:
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    I thought you got the can crusher as a stress reliever...

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