Recycling cans and bottles can be annoying: they clutter up your home, they smell if you don’t wash them out.
But a little bit can go a long way… The average American drinks 216 liters of soft drinks each year. In soda cans that the equivalent of 648 cans a year. If you would cash those in at 25 cents a can you would get $162… Still sounds like something to scoff at?
If you don’t feel like recycling check out other ways in which you can reuse your cans…
Author: Jack Reichert
As far back as he can remember Jack Reichert has been interested in the environment. In the second grade, he rallied all of his classmates to donate one recess a week to cleaning up litter from the schoolyard. That was the same year that a city councilman asked him to help with his campaign because of the letter Jack had written asking him to clean up Boston Harbor. Ever since Jack has followed the development of the international green conscience with anticipation and hope that one day we will treat Mother Earth with the respect she deserves and not turn her into another Giving Tree. For tips, feedback and prophet sightings, Jack can be reached at jack (at) greenprophet (dot) com.
The Collect-a-Can initiative has been running in South Africa for about 15 years. One of the most successful aspects of the initiative has been the involvement of youth, who collect on behalf of their schools (particularly those in underprivileged communities). A win for the environment and those involved!
Collect a Can
http://www.collectacan.co.za/