Where can I recycle cans for $?
Posted by PlanoPetsitter@reddit | plano | View on Reddit | 7 comments
I have a ton of aluminum cans. Back in the old days (90s) we used to go to park and Preston to put them in a machine that would give you money for them. Where can I find one of these or is there a place I can take them and trade for cash?
yassermasood@reddit
I don't think Texas itself has a state law just like how it's there for Oregon and few other states.
Ravioverlord@reddit
That was such a big memory in my childhood, collecting cans from neighbors and such and my friend and I would walk to Albertsons and return them, then with the 5-10$ we got back we would trade it for cash and go to a dollar shop. I still remember a few things we got that she and I thought were so cool and both kept for years.
I also liked how with them being so common in PDX that I could collect the cans from my neighbors and hand them to a homeless veteran I knew who would use that money to buy his dog food.
I was surprised that those return machines don't really exist elsewhere. I just expected it was a us wide thing. Like the lack of plastic grocery bags and having to ask for single use items at take out, and the saddest to lose was composting done by the city.
At least Plano had a small center but I especially liked how ours back home were picked up every other week and I didn't have to drive to deposit anything.
TeslaModelS3XY@reddit
They don’t, but it can be profitable for private companies to pay for cans and recycle them.
Sue1213@reddit
Our animal shelter here has a trailer and people leave bags of cans for donations. Every little bit helps.
justcuri@reddit
https://communityrecyclingplano.com/
Never been there, just driven by it and always wondered what they pay. Update your post if you decide to take them over there.
Mynplus1throwaway@reddit
Like $8 for a white bag of crushed cans maybe $12 for the black big bags. They usually have $2 bills so that's fun.
Worth it if you have copper and brass. I had some leftover thresholds that were brass and got like $60.
They don't take steel for money but will take it for free.
dpenton@reddit
You used to be able to take aluminum cans and other raw aluminum to a south Dallas recycling station off of 2nd Ave. Not sure if it is open any longer.