Who knew we were all apparently recycling our cans incorrectly?

According to industry experts, you need to stop crushing aluminum cans before hauling them in to be recycled. The reason behind this request makes all the more sense once you understand the recycling process, which involves several steps after the cans are dropped off.

Oh, and you might also be doing the wrong thing when you recycle plastic bottles, but we'll get to that in a little bit.

Stomping Cans To Make More Room

Some people develop their core childhood memories around family vacations or a memorable holidays. One of mine happens to be based on piles and piles of aluminum cans.

As a child, my family ran our town's summer baseball program. Not only did that mean being responsible for what's on the field, but also eve

See Full Page