ENERGY SAVING TIPS

Jordan says:

i think its like 5 cents per can but it depends on how big the can is
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Sam says:

i don’t think that much but you should just do it because it’s good for the envirnment.
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therealjunkman says:

The answer is based upon the current ‘spot price’ for ALUMINUM, and that varies a lot. In some states, you must return the entire can to get the deposit, which is worth more than the weight of ALUMINUM is. There isn’t much ALUMINUM at all per can, a fraction of an ounce. Last time I looked, (been awhile) ALUMINUM (#1 grade, which cans aren’t) was going for about $155.00/ton. A TON of ALUMINUM is a whale of a lot of metal. In cans, even crushed whole cans, it would take quite a truck full to make a ton. Aluminum is very light for a metal, you know. If your state has a mandatory deposit on soda cans, by all means, you should go for the deposit. If not, you are probably better off crushing the cans, to save space, and waiting until you have enough weight to make it worthwhile.
While I applaud you desire to recycle, I know, from many years of experience, it is not an easy way to make any money. I have been in ‘Junking’ off and on since the mid 1970′s. (Which explains my nickname) Junking, in short, is basically recycling metals, although we didn’t call it that when I started. We called it Junking. The collecting, cleaning, (separating) the various re-sell-able metals, and getting rid of the crap that we couldn’t use, like the plastic. (We mostly burned it off, a real no-no these days!) For example, a refrigerator has some copper, (Cu) some some ALUMINUM, and some ‘tin’, which is slang for thin steel, or sheet metal. Some ‘pot’ metal also might be present. (Slang for cast ALUMINUM, worth less per pound than other kinds of Aluminum, because of the air trapped inside it) But the junk yard will NOT take the whole thing, we had to tear it all apart, separate all the various types of materials, and when we had a couple of hours of labor into it, we MIGHT make enough to buy a gallon of milk. And possibly a small package of diapers, if we had a really good day. (And this was two grown men doing it) Far better was the copper and brass market. But then the US Government stopped buying copper, making pennies out of ZINC instead. Cu fell to the floor, and then sunk below it. Recent events have brought it back up, and we hear stories of people getting blown up because someone stole the copper tubing from the water heater and propane tank. (real story) Real Junkers would never do such an amateurism thing. (Not to mention, those amateurs are now facing First Degree Murder charges, Arson, as well as Grand Theft, and in Iowa, Murder 1st carries mandatory Life Without Parole, and here, Life MEANS life)
Don’t listen to amateurs. I’ve been a Junker almost my entire life. Over 30 years. I’ve seen it all, done it all. Playing games with pop cans is at the absolute bottom of the pond. Just return them for the deposit, if available, or crush them for weight sale. Take what you can get for them, but do not waste your time cutting them, or other non-productive efforts.
This borders upon Urban Myth. (or legend, if you prefer) You are obviously young. Life is short. You really want to spend two hours to make the equivalent of a gallon of milk and maybe a small package of diapers? Only the desperate, with no other options will do this. I know. I was there, did that. It’s now more hobby, as I am disabled, so I only do what is easy, takes little to no extra time, and I am in no hurry to sell, as I don’t really NEED the money today. It’s just a side benefit of my current occupation. Sort of a savings account. (Although disabled, I am able to, and prefer to, stay active to some degree) The days of burning a truck load of wire to remove the insulation for tonight’s dinner are long gone. The days of making the rounds of all the body shops, hoping for a big enough pile of ‘tin’ (doors, hoods, etc.) are long gone. The days of finding an abandoned old farm house that is to be burned (a jackpot, but rare) for the fire dept. to practice on, and stripping out all the plumbing and wire are long gone. How do I know these things? Because I’ve done them all. So consider the source of your information before you make your decision. Think: If it really WAS that easy, everyone would be doing it, right?
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Many years, over 30, of being in the ‘Junking’ trade, aka ‘metals recycling business’.
I just checked the latest scrap prices for crushed ALUMINUM cans, high of 83 cents, low of 81 and a half cents per pound. Any idea how many cans you gotta collect, crush, and store, to get a pound? That’s a lotta work. Better to flip burgers. At least you’ll eat. See below:

http://www.metalprices.com/FreeSite/metals/al_scrap/al_scrap.asp