Crushing Aluminum Cans
When you recycle aluminum cans, it is not required they be crushed first. The main reason you might want to crush aluminum cans is they will take up less space. You will be able to fit more aluminum cans into a bag once they have been crushed. If you have middle school age boys, they will love spending their time stepping on cans to crush them for you. Not all of you are so lucky, however you will be happy to know aluminum can crushers are on the market and their cost is reasonable.
Crushing Aluminum Cans
Crushing Aluminum Cans
Crushing Aluminum Cans
Crushing Aluminum Cans
You will find a number of can crushers to choose from. Depending on your needs you can choose a single can crusher, a multi-can crusher or a garbage can crusher. You can even get the Easy Pull Can Crusher, which works alone or it attached to a collection bin. The collection bin looks very much like a large 30-gallon trash can. The can crushers range in price from .99 to .95. You can find them at Target, and many hardware stores. You can purchase them online also.
Can crushers are made from a very sturdy construction, which can crush all standard 12 oz. Or 16 oz can to about 1-inch. Can crushers can be used in garages, basements, pantries, cabins, dorms, campers, schools, and much more. Just about anywhere you need a can crusher you can use one. They are very simple and easy to use. They will help you save space while you are doing your part for the environment. Not to mention the extra money sell the aluminum will bring you. At one time the price per pound for cans was about $.60. It may not sound like much, but it adds up quicker than you might think. If you buy coke or Pepsi products for your home in 12 ct. or 24 ct. cans, you will find you can amass a good size number in a short amount of time, especially if you have help drinking some of those.
Recycling cans is one of the easiest things to do. It is reported Americans throw away enough aluminum cans to rebuild all of our commercial planes. It sounds like a lot because it is. By recycling our aluminum cans we can conserve enough energy to run a 100-watt Light bulb for 4 hours or a television for 3 hours. Recycling aluminum cans also saves 95% of the energy needed to make new aluminum cans. Recycling also creates 95% less air pollution and 93% less water pollution than making new aluminum cans. The great aspect of aluminum is it can be recycled over and over again and the end product will always be the same. In fact it only takes 60 days for a can to be recycled and end up back on the shelf with more soda for you to purchase again. So by crushing them with a can crusher you will save yourself space, and by recycling them you will provide the earth with a much need favor environmentally.
Just as a note: Some recycling centers will ask that you not crush the aluminum cans, so you might check with the recycling center you will be using to find out their preference before purchasing a can crusher or crushing your can.
Crushing Aluminum Cans