How to Recycle Soda Cans at Home

[Nomad]

Soda cans are made up of aluminum alloy (90-99 percent is aluminum). Since soda cans are made up of mostly aluminum and aluminum has the lowest melting point, you can easily recycle soda cans and make other household items. You need a furnace to melt the cans and then a cast or mold to make the item you want.

[Degate]

Soda cans and other extruded aluminum types are the wrong type for metal casting. Aluminum from automotive cylinder heads or wheel rims are what I use.

[Aeowulf]

Aluminum cans are one of my favorite things to turn in to the yard. They accumulate easily and are found everywhere.

[Degate]

In the province I live there's no refund of aluminum cans, I can get bags full at the recycle shed but after discovering it take about 30 cans to the pound have abandoned the crusher project.

[Aeowulf]

In the province I live there's no refund of aluminum cans, I can get bags full at the recycle shed but after discovering it take about 30 cans to the pound have abandoned the crusher project.

I figured it was about 32 per lb here. I crush them all for space, but just do it manually as I come across them or take a few minutes here and there.

[Ditchdigger]

I have a little manual crusher mounted on the back porch. We drink enough from cans that I just can't bear the thought of not getting some cash for them.

I took in a few garbage bags full just the other day. 64 cents/pound for 42 pounds.

I'll add a story I posted a long time ago someplace else. It made me wonder if I hadn't got the scrapping bug a little too seriously.

I was at a gas station, filling up, when this old decrepit homeless looking guy came wandering across the lot. He went to the trash can by the pumps there, rummaged around a minute, and pulled out a few empty Coke cans, and wandered off. The very first thought that passed through my mind was, "Damn. Why didn't I think to look in there first?"

[Aeowulf]

I have a little manual crusher mounted on the back porch. We drink enough from cans that I just can't bear the thought of not getting some cash for them.

I took in a few garbage bags full just the other day. 64 cents/pound for 42 pounds.

I'll add a story I posted a long time ago someplace else. It made me wonder if I hadn't got the scrapping bug a little too seriously.

I was at a gas station, filling up, when this old decrepit homeless looking guy came wandering across the lot. He went to the trash can by the pumps there, rummaged around a minute, and pulled out a few empty Coke cans, and wandered off. The very first thought that passed through my mind was, "Damn. Why didn't I think to look in there first?"

64 cents is an awesome price! That's about $0.02 per can! 

Yeah... I'm so tempted to rummage through trash cans every time I fill up. 

[108CAM]

After a few weeks deciding whether or not to start collecting cans, I finally said yes.
Got one of my spare Blue Barrels and dumped my first load of cans inside. I'll be taking the barrel to the scrapyard once it's full.
I'm fairly certain that the scrapyard I go to has a separate category for aluminium cans and like any other metal, the price will be based on the weight.
Hopefully I get a good payout when the time comes around.

[Thornton Scrapper]

Cans are always good to have. Thats what started me off on my scrapping. a little extra when you go to the yard. only thing is those bee's, ants, and fruit fly's like them too lol