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Recycling cat food cans
I have been saving my cat food cans for Habitat for Humanity. They need to
be rinsed, but nothing else needs to be done to them (don't need to remove the paper labels, etc.). There are also some other charitable organizations that collect aluminum cans. The local Habitat earns several thousand dollars a year from this practice. I thought some of you might be interested in it. I just save the cans until I have a good-sized bag of cans and then drop them off at the local Habitat ReStore. It would be a good idea to check with Habitat or any other charity you prefer before starting the collection because the same organization in different areas may have different policies. MaryL |
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Recycling cat food cans
MaryL wrote:
I have been saving my cat food cans for Habitat for Humanity. They need to be rinsed, but nothing else needs to be done to them (don't need to remove the paper labels, etc.). There are also some other charitable organizations that collect aluminum cans. The local Habitat earns several thousand dollars a year from this practice. I thought some of you might be interested in it. I just save the cans until I have a good-sized bag of cans and then drop them off at the local Habitat ReStore. It would be a good idea to check with Habitat or any other charity you prefer before starting the collection because the same organization in different areas may have different policies. That's interesting. I usually put the cat food cans out with the regular recycling, but I'm sure there's a donation site near me for Habitat for Humanity. Thanks for the suggestion. -- Joyce "Riveting reading that keeps readers reading." -- The Midwest Book Review |
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Recycling cat food cans
"MaryL" wrote in message
... I have been saving my cat food cans for Habitat for Humanity. They need to be rinsed, but nothing else needs to be done to them (don't need to remove the paper labels, etc.). There are also some other charitable organizations that collect aluminum cans. The local Habitat earns several thousand dollars a year from this practice. I thought some of you might be interested in it. I just save the cans until I have a good-sized bag of cans and then drop them off at the local Habitat ReStore. It would be a good idea to check with Habitat or any other charity you prefer before starting the collection because the same organization in different areas may have different policies. MaryL Your timing for this post couldn't be better. A Habitat ReStore will soon be moving into my town. I had already planned to visit it, to see what they had. When I do, I'll ask about the cans. I recycle them anyway, but if such a worthy charity can get the benefit of them, so much the better. I also wash them when I wash my dishes, because I don't want them to draw insects to the recycling bin. Joy |
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Recycling cat food cans
On 04/22/2012 08:24 PM, Joy wrote:
wrote in message ... I have been saving my cat food cans for Habitat for Humanity. They need to be rinsed, but nothing else needs to be done to them (don't need to remove the paper labels, etc.). There are also some other charitable organizations that collect aluminum cans. The local Habitat earns several thousand dollars a year from this practice. I thought some of you might be interested in it. I just save the cans until I have a good-sized bag of cans and then drop them off at the local Habitat ReStore. It would be a good idea to check with Habitat or any other charity you prefer before starting the collection because the same organization in different areas may have different policies. MaryL Your timing for this post couldn't be better. A Habitat ReStore will soon be moving into my town. I had already planned to visit it, to see what they had. When I do, I'll ask about the cans. I recycle them anyway, but if such a worthy charity can get the benefit of them, so much the better. I also wash them when I wash my dishes, because I don't want them to draw insects to the recycling bin. Joy If you like DIY activities, you'll love the ReStore... I've gotten a bunch of tools and lumber (used to make Hazard a taller scratching post) from ours, even a 35mm camera, and have donated a number of items to them as I've remodeled things around the house (or salvaged from neighbors). I'll have to inquire about cans. I'd much rather they went to Habitat, if ours will take them. Hazard loves his post...better than the furniture, thank goodness! I hope he likes the chunk of holly tree I've got in mind for another. They took one down at the archaeological dig site I'm helping with, and it's just the right size... Purrs- Chris, Hazard and Oreo |
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Recycling cat food cans
"Chris H" wrote in message
... On 04/22/2012 08:24 PM, Joy wrote: wrote in message ... I have been saving my cat food cans for Habitat for Humanity. They need to be rinsed, but nothing else needs to be done to them (don't need to remove the paper labels, etc.). There are also some other charitable organizations that collect aluminum cans. The local Habitat earns several thousand dollars a year from this practice. I thought some of you might be interested in it. I just save the cans until I have a good-sized bag of cans and then drop them off at the local Habitat ReStore. It would be a good idea to check with Habitat or any other charity you prefer before starting the collection because the same organization in different areas may have different policies. MaryL Your timing for this post couldn't be better. A Habitat ReStore will soon be moving into my town. I had already planned to visit it, to see what they had. When I do, I'll ask about the cans. I recycle them anyway, but if such a worthy charity can get the benefit of them, so much the better. I also wash them when I wash my dishes, because I don't want them to draw insects to the recycling bin. Joy If you like DIY activities, you'll love the ReStore... I've gotten a bunch of tools and lumber (used to make Hazard a taller scratching post) from ours, even a 35mm camera, and have donated a number of items to them as I've remodeled things around the house (or salvaged from neighbors). I'll have to inquire about cans. I'd much rather they went to Habitat, if ours will take them. Hazard loves his post...better than the furniture, thank goodness! I hope he likes the chunk of holly tree I've got in mind for another. They took one down at the archaeological dig site I'm helping with, and it's just the right size... Purrs- Chris, Hazard and Oreo I'm not much of a DIYer, although I have installed a porch light and a thermostat, among other things. Anyway, I think I'll have fun looking at the store, even if there's nothing I want to buy. When I was growing up in East Los Angeles, there was a huge hardware store in downtown Los Angeles called Andrews Hardware. My Dad used to take me with him sometimes when he went. I always loved that, and I suspect such a visit would bring back those memories. He was the ultimate DIYer. He built most of the house I grew up in. It started off as very small - one bedroom, one bath, small kitchen and small living room. First he added another bedroom in front of the existing one. A few years later, he built three rooms onto the other side of the house - a dining room, a kitchen and a utility room, with a tiny half bath. He took out the wall between the living room and the old kitchen and made it into a larger living room. I could write a book about all the things he made. Joy |
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