Just returned all our soda pop cans...

[Eli]

For the mathematically challenged, that's 912 cans and bottles.

And we forgot that my truck's toolbox is also full, so it was probably actually over 1,000... lol

:Q

Probably been like 8 months since we last turned them in.

 

[iamwiz82]

If you were in MI it would have been $91!

 

[klah]

Aluminum is one of the few materials that actually saves resources when recycled.

 

[AdamSnow]

Wow...

According to that thread full of useless information - the average person drinks 600 soda's a year.

 

[Eli]

Originally posted by: klah
Aluminum is one of the few materials that actually saves resources when recycled.

Hmm.. Elaborate?

Seems like it would be the same for pretty much all metals.

What about plastics and paper? It couldn't possibly use more resources to recycle them than to make them from "scratch"?

 

[GTaudiophile]

You said "pop" cans

That's not we say down here in Atlanta.

 

[leftyman]

wow..thats a lot of sticky cans

 

[40Hands]

Ok everyone, he means soda cans. Just clarifying for everyone who calls it by its real name.

 

[Eli]

bah.. happy now?

 

[TheLonelyPhoenix]

This calls for The Map

 

[40Hands]

Originally posted by: TheLonelyPhoenix
This calls for The Map

I wonder what were the "other" names for soda on the map?

 

[KK]

Originally posted by: GTaudiophile
You said "pop" cans

That's not we say down here in Atlanta.

yeah, it's soda.

 

[Eli]

Originally posted by: TheLonelyPhoenix
This calls for The Map

Originally posted by: KK

Originally posted by: GTaudiophile
You said "pop" cans

That's not we say down here in Atlanta.

yeah, it's soda.

*circles Pacific Northwest*

No, it's pop.

 

[Ryan]

Originally posted by: Eli

Originally posted by: TheLonelyPhoenix
This calls for The Map

Originally posted by: KK

Originally posted by: GTaudiophile
You said "pop" cans

That's not we say down here in Atlanta.

yeah, it's soda.

*circles Pacific Northwest*

No, it's pop.

IT"S ALL COKE YOU FOOLS!

lol

 

[KK]

Originally posted by: Ryan

Originally posted by: Eli

Originally posted by: TheLonelyPhoenix
This calls for The Map

Originally posted by: KK

Originally posted by: GTaudiophile
You said "pop" cans

That's not we say down here in Atlanta.

yeah, it's soda.

*circles Pacific Northwest*

No, it's pop.

IT"S ALL COKE YOU FOOLS!

lol

I'm sure he had some mountain dew soda in there too.

 

[Eli]

Originally posted by: Ryan

IT"S ALL COKE YOU FOOLS!

lol

LOL......

Soda, pop.. both work.. I don't really care.

But calling everything Coke is just wrong.

 

[waggy]

wow heh i like getting money for my cans. but we never get enough to justify it.

 

[Leros]

I say Coke too, but I must admit, it doesnt make sense.

 

[JulesMaximus]

Originally posted by: AdamSnow
Wow...

According to that thread full of useless information - the average person drinks 600 soda's a year.

Jesus! I don't think I could drink 600 sodas in 10 years!!! :shocked:

 

[Eli]

Originally posted by: KK

I'm sure he had some mountain dew soda in there too.

Ugh. Something was up with their machines and the Mt. Dew cans. It rejected like half of them total.. you had to keep grabbing them out of the reject slot and re-try..

Probably 30% Barqs(me), 25% Mt. Dew(me), 20% Diet Coke(Girlfriend) and 20% Dr. Pepper(Dad.. gives us his bottles).. 5% misc.

heh.

 

[Eli]

bump for lots of cans and more confusion about bottle deposits.... lol

 

[nboy22]

I actually thought about this that if you did this on the side you could make some pretty good money with little effort... problem is you have to live in one of the 5 or so states listed on the top of the can that does a 5 or 10 cent refund per can... here you can only make like 2 cents a can or less

 

[Eli]

Originally posted by: nboy22
I actually thought about this that if you did this on the side you could make some pretty good money with little effort... problem is you have to live in one of the 5 or so states listed on the top of the can that does a 5 or 10 cent refund per can... here you can only make like 2 cents a can or less

It is quite the lucrative business for homless people, indeed.

When I was like 6, I made 60$ collecting cans all summer once.. and we were out in the boonies!

It helped that there was a little makeshift campground near our house that was always populated... tons of beer containers would always be left there, lol.

It was a lot back then ... lol

 

[nboy22]

Originally posted by: Eli

Originally posted by: nboy22
I actually thought about this that if you did this on the side you could make some pretty good money with little effort... problem is you have to live in one of the 5 or so states listed on the top of the can that does a 5 or 10 cent refund per can... here you can only make like 2 cents a can or less

It is quite the lucrative business for homless people, indeed.

When I was like 6, I made 60$ collecting cans all summer once.. and we were out in the boonies!

It helped that there was a little makeshift campground near our house that was always populated... tons of beer containers would always be left there, lol.

It was a lot back then ... lol

Yeah when you think about it, it could possibly be some nice gas money.

 

[Eli]

Originally posted by: nboy22


Yeah when you think about it, it could possibly be some nice gas money.

When I was a little older, my friends and I used to go around knocking on peoples doors, politely asking if they had any cans that we could recycle for them.

I don't remember how much we pulled in, but it was definitely worth it...

It's pretty much only worth it for homless people to activly collect cans, though. It is time consuming, unless you want to dig in the trash.