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Title: Money for recycling cans?
Post by: CrushNasty on October 07, 2008, 08:20:46 PM
In Manhattan-Topeka area and in between? How much can you even get for cans? Worth it? :confused:
Title: Re: Money for recycling cans?
Post by: phicat1448 on October 07, 2008, 11:32:04 PM
In Manhattan it's 50 cents a pound or 55 cents a pound if you bring in over 100 pounds.

You might as well take it before some greedy homeless person takes it for you.
Title: Re: Money for recycling cans?
Post by: CrushNasty on October 07, 2008, 11:36:19 PM
Where can I take it? Name and/or location. TIA.
Title: Re: Money for recycling cans?
Post by: phicat1448 on October 07, 2008, 11:47:44 PM
Howie's Trash Service
625 S. 10th Street
Title: Re: Money for recycling cans?
Post by: RonLongshaft on October 07, 2008, 11:48:15 PM
Howies on 10th and Fort Riley Blvd.. behind the carwash. gotta have 5+ lbs

toke 71 pounds in on Thursday and got $24+  :blank:
Title: Re: Money for recycling cans?
Post by: CrushNasty on October 07, 2008, 11:57:00 PM
Actually called them today, and said 30 cents a pound. Thought there would be something better in town.
Title: Re: Money for recycling cans?
Post by: phicat1448 on October 08, 2008, 12:13:55 AM
they must have lowered it or i was just mistakin
Title: Re: Money for recycling cans?
Post by: CrushNasty on January 06, 2009, 11:51:49 AM
20 cents at Howie's now  :curse:
Title: Re: Money for recycling cans?
Post by: Dirty Sanchez on January 06, 2009, 11:53:28 AM
supply and demand, folks.  Too many greedy homeless people/college students flooded the waste market.
Title: Re: Money for recycling cans?
Post by: Thin Blue Line on January 06, 2009, 12:20:35 PM
The lower prices just means you'll have to double the intake of your Buckhorn, or whatever flavor wets your whistle.    :beerchug:
Title: Re: Money for recycling cans?
Post by: Saulbadguy on January 06, 2009, 12:49:35 PM
Always hear radio ads for "howies", up to 50 cents a pound!!!!
Title: Re: Money for recycling cans?
Post by: CrushNasty on January 06, 2009, 02:15:15 PM
said .20, gave me .25 @ 74.5 lbs. 

Sign said .25 if over 100 lbs. but oh well. &@#% it
Title: Re: Money for recycling cans?
Post by: slucat on January 07, 2009, 10:40:49 AM
You know how on all bottles and cans it shows the return price 5-10 cents/can?  I really don't know why all states haven't adopted this.  You pay a deposit of 5 cents per container, then get it back at the redemption center, it solves the recycling problem and reduces wayward 'trash' because people pick them up like crazy to get nickles.  There is plenty of incentive since you have already paid the nickle, you are just getting it back.
Title: Re: Money for recycling cans?
Post by: catdude33 on January 07, 2009, 10:45:15 AM
Maybe you should try hiding giant rocks or bricks in and amongst your load of crushed cans.  Seems like this would add to the poundage.   :dunno:
Title: Re: Money for recycling cans?
Post by: Saulbadguy on January 07, 2009, 10:45:25 AM
You know how on all bottles and cans it shows the return price 5-10 cents/can?  I really don't know why all states haven't adopted this.  You pay a deposit of 5 cents per container, then get it back at the redemption center, it solves the recycling problem and reduces wayward 'trash' because people pick them up like crazy to get nickles.  There is plenty of incentive since you have already paid the nickle, you are just getting it back.
If you take all your cans to Michigan, you get 10 cents.... :peek:
Title: Re: Money for recycling cans?
Post by: willie83 on January 07, 2009, 01:39:02 PM
You know how on all bottles and cans it shows the return price 5-10 cents/can?  I really don't know why all states haven't adopted this.  You pay a deposit of 5 cents per container, then get it back at the redemption center, it solves the recycling problem and reduces wayward 'trash' because people pick them up like crazy to get nickles.  There is plenty of incentive since you have already paid the nickle, you are just getting it back.
If you take all your cans to Michigan, you get 10 cents.... :peek:

Won't pencil out, it's been tried.. UNLESS, you can find free transportation.
Title: Re: Money for recycling cans?
Post by: rundown87 on January 07, 2009, 06:28:36 PM
You know how on all bottles and cans it shows the return price 5-10 cents/can?  I really don't know why all states haven't adopted this.  You pay a deposit of 5 cents per container, then get it back at the redemption center, it solves the recycling problem and reduces wayward 'trash' because people pick them up like crazy to get nickles.  There is plenty of incentive since you have already paid the nickle, you are just getting it back.
If you take all your cans to Michigan, you get 10 cents.... :peek:

Won't pencil out, it's been tried.. UNLESS, you can find free transportation.

or if you have 17 thousand pounds of crushed cans. . .

Also, have heard it is about 80-100 dollars if you can fill up a milk gallon with the tabs from the cans.