Recycling aluminum cans for money in florida

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Ever wondered how to make a little extra cash? I gain extra money every month by saving aluminum cans. Not just soda cans but all my veggie and soup cans as well.

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I have a separate trash can that I store my cans in. You should always crush your cans before you store them. The more cans you have the more money you will make. It only takes me a few minutes every day to crush cans and toss the in the garbage can.

Once the can is full I bag them and put the bag in the garage.

Most households use a lot more aluminum than they realize. I also have family members save their cans for me. We dont drink a lot of soda at my house but he does so rallying them together gets me a decent amount. There are recycling centers all over the place. You can take them to recycling centers and scrap yards. You can usually find out what places around you take the cans. I found out by searching scrapyards and calling to see if they took cans. When they told me yes I asked how much per lb.

You definitely want to make sure you know what you are getting per lb. If you know what you are getting per lb you will be able to guesstimate how much you will get off of your load.

We have a scrap yard just a few miles from my house that I take my cans. Last I checked the price for aluminum was 1. This is in Fl so it may vary by area but that is a decent price. If I go early it will be less or if I wait I get more. Just keep a bag in your garage for cans and even if you go only every 6 months you will get some extra money. Everybody is different so what works for my household may not work for yours, but I challange you to try saving your cans.

You will probably be surprised in how much you can put into your fund this way! Be sure to check out all the ways to add to your fund! Planning a Walt Disney World vacation?

I've put together a Walt Disney World course just for you! Learn how you can have a stress free, magical Disney vacation with the Walt Disney World Planning Digest. December 7, at December 20, at 2: May 17, at 3: April 23, at 7: August 13, at 9: After reading this I immediately started saving my cans from my pantry.

I was excited thinking I was going to have a decent amount of money to add to our fund. I would only be paid for my aluminum cans. Out of about 50 lbs of cans I only got paid for my 2 lbs of beverage cans.

I am just confused right now.

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August 14, at 7: I try to recycle everything possible in our household and the only items that end up in our aluminum bin are the ones mentioned above soda cans, aluminum foil and disposable baking trays. Steel will be attracted to the magnet while aluminum will not. January 11, at 3: If you keep a magnet at hand it will be easy to tell what is alluminum and what is not. May 30, at 8: We give ours to the boy scouts here in town.

They recycle and at the end of the year they make a donation to the lottie moon Christmas offering with the money from the cans. May 30, at We have full curbside recycling for paper, plastic and metal here so we tend to pitch our aluminum in with that…but we do recycle scrap metal when we can. May 30, at 1: Here in Alabama , If we crush our cans they deduct from the per lb price: Also we cant throw in soup , Veggie cans.. We only will be paid for soda cans… I wish Alabama would do more with scrap yards and recycling..

May 30, at 6: Why do they deduct from the price per pound if the cans are crushed? The payouts are by weight, not by of bags or something. March 8, at 4: It comes down to us, the ones that recycle correctly, get punished by others that put small rocks, sand ect in the cans and crush them.

That would be why they want them non-crushed.

I have been saving cans for 3 years now and had never thought about the cans in my pantry. This will make a definitely make a difference in the amount I get. Thanks for the info! Here in AR we only get about. May 29, at 7: Ok, may be a dumb question but are veggie and soup cans made out of the same stuff as the aluminum coke cans? Can you put those in the same bags as your cans to be recycled? May 29, at 9: Not a stupid question.

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Yes they are aluminum put them right in with your soda cans: They do not package any food in steel. So sardine cans potted meat all that is recyclable. Aluminum pays much more than steel which is why they cannot be combined. Also, a batch of recyclables can be contaminated if other materials are included with them. January 2, at 6: Use a magnet to tell if metal is aluminum or steel. Kristin of Couponing to Disney says. January 3, at 1: May 29, at 5: May 29, at 4: In Oregon we pay a deposit at the store,.

It helps keep Oregon clean. May 29, at 3: In our area Ogden, Utah-Bloom Recyclers , the recycling center also pays for newspaper and PETE 1 recyclable plastic, so I keep a box for the newspaper and bags for the cans and plastics.

May 29, at 1: We recycle cans at our house too! January 1, at 9: Haha I just reread this… I didnt proof read before I sent it.. The he I refer to is my dad. Your email address will not be published.

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How much a pound can I sell aluminum cans for? Thanks i got the name bloom recyclers. I read onceagain thanks for the info. Never thought about the veggie and soup cans—thanks! Leave a Reply Cancel reply Your email address will not be published.

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