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

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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

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The Friend Crush: Is This Love Or Friendship

He's your good friend. She's your best confidant. You have known each other for a few years and have shared meals, movies, hobbies and vacations. You have confided to each other about your latest love interest and turned to one another for support when the relationship(s) failed. You can't imagine life without your good friend.

The Friend Crush: Is This Love Or Friendship

The Friend Crush: Is This Love Or Friendship

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The Friend Crush: Is This Love Or Friendship

The Friend Crush: Is This Love Or Friendship

But for a while....

You've felt jealous of his dates. You've been overprotective of her since she has been seeing the jerk. You've been having
very strong feelings of attraction and a desire for something more than friendship. Could it be that your feelings for him/her have grown into something more? If so, your relationship may have developed into a "friend crush".

You don't know what to do. You know you want to continue spending time together- more time. But it's getting hard. You fantasize about having more with this person and are beginning to feel like a jealous would-be partner. Do you pretend everything is the same? Do you start distancing yourself- hoping your feelings will go back to the way they were? Do you actually TALK directly and honestly with your friend about how you feel?

What will happen to the relationship if you make the WRONG choice?

Just as all people are unique, so are the characteristics of their relationships with others. There is no one-size-fits-all answer to this increasingly common dilemma. So, let's take a look at your options. You can:

* ignore your feelings, keep your boundaries in check and pretend everything is status quo

In order to choose this option, you must be able to deny your feelings so well that even you don't know what they are. You will also have to continue being comfortable on the sidelines while someone else has the relationship with this person that you desire. You will most likely be asked what you think of this or that person and be expected to be happy and supportive of your friend when they meet the right someone for them. In return for all this, you will still have your friend.

* begin to spend less time with your friend (crush) while seeking out new friendships to pursue and strengthen

This option will most likely cause confusion and hurt on the part of your friend who will wonder what happened. They may be understanding and accepting of your need to spread your wings and support you in doing what you need to do. Either way, you will see less of them and your relationship can weaken and perhaps disappear altogether as they Move on with new people. If you can distance yourself for a while and no longer feel the romantic butterflies, you can always give them a call and may be able to pick up somewhere near where you left off.

* continue the relationship with your own hidden agendas - a desire for romantic intimacy and the hope that the person will realize that they feel the same way

If they become involved with someone else in the meantime, you can work to sabotage their new relationship or you can leave them wondering where all your anger and hurt feelings are coming from. You can spend a lot of time and energy handling it this way, without anything to show for your efforts but the loss of a good friend.

* have an open and honest discussion with your friend regarding your new feelings for them

This is the choice that seems to be the hardest for folks to make. Often what I hear from people in this position is that they fear "ruining the friendship" if they discuss their feelings honestly. While this is a very understandable concern, it isn't well thought out. It is emotional, not rational. Look again at the other options. Every one will bring about a change in your current friendship.

Why?

Once your feelings have changed, so does the relationship. Ignoring them, hiding them or distancing yourself will lessen your closeness and the positive dynamics that flow between good friends. You can't go back. You need to decide how you want to Move forward or if this is an option for you. . It is also possible in choosing this option that you will learn that they have similar feelings for you that they were afraid to reveal. Therefore choosing this option could result in romance and a love relationship based on true friendship.

Intimacy exists in all close relationships. It is the ability to be completely open and vulnerable to another without fear of harm or rejection. So, by definition, we cannot be intimate with another while hiding or denying our true feelings and needs to them.

The choice will always be yours. Choosing wisely is about really knowing the options, the consequences they bring and what will be best for you and your friend.

The Friend Crush: Is This Love Or Friendship

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