How much money can i get for 1 bag of cans if i recycle them?

Question

Im just trying to get an average, for an aritcle im writing.....

People recycle aluminum cans for money. How much is a can worth, or a bag of cans???

Thanks!!!

Answer 1

Most places pay by the pound, like say 16-25 cents per. So I guess it depends on how big the bag is, and whether you crush them or not.  Call your local Materials Reclamation Center (sometimes under Dept. of sanitation) to find out.  You could also look up salvage companies.

Answer 2

I usually get 2 bugs... But anyway...

Answer 3

In Wisconsin, recycling is manditory. Washing and crushing the cans is the most efficient. A garbage bag will only weigh a few pounds so it does take a lot to make any money on the process. It's the fact that these cans will not fill the landfills and CAN be used to make other things, including new cans. Thats were the cost-effectivness saves you money. And that's the hardest cost to estimate. What price do you put on the world and humanity?

Answer 4

5 cents or about $12 a bag

Answer 5

It's by the pound and 16 cans to a pound...

Answer 6

The value of aluminium changes on almost a day to day basis. I regularly take all my cans or whatever wastaluminum I generate, to a recyclung centre. The best price I got was £700 per metric ton (tonne) which equates to about 70p per kg. If I took 10 kg, I would have got £7, but the lowest price I ever saw was about £400 per tonne. It varies based on world markets and demand.

Answer 7

-5 cents

Answer 8

The amount varies by location and by week.  Last summer that local can muncher was giving 45 cent per pound but the scrap metal recycler was paying 85 cent per pound.

This article by the Aluminum Association gives a price of 80 cents per pound for aluminum.  It also talks about how charities and thieves have become interested in aluminum recycling due to the high price.

http://www.aluminum.org/Template.cfm?Sec...

Good luck with your article.