Why do older men and women save pop cans?

Question

My grandfather, who has pass away in 2000, used to save pop cans while I was growing up, He would have like 3-4 bags of cans in a garbage bags. and then he takes them somewhere.

I was wondering what was my grandfather really doing? Why was he saving these pop cans?

I am sure there is a good reason for it, and I am just wondering about it,.

Answer 1

If you take them to a recycling plant, you can get some money for them.

Answer 2

we save ours all year and sell them around the 4th of July and buy fireworks for the grand kids

Answer 3

Idk, my grandma does that too.

Answer 4

they mightve done that as kids. I knew an elderly man 87 who used to save all his glass jars...they used to be valuable back then when he was young.