Our family made another can run to the recycling center this past weekend. We had a full truck load of uncrushed cans that weighed 64 pounds. Can prices fell back to .56 per pound, but that still gave both of my boys $17.92 each. I’d say that was pretty decent money for boys aged 5 and 11. Thanks to the neighbors, we are able to make a can run about once a month.
Holidays are around the corner. Find the nearest recycling center that pays for aluminum and help your kids make a little extra money. Use grocery bags, “Wal-Mart sacks” to bag them so you’re not paying for the grocery sacks. You
can also cut down on the bulk of the cans if you crush them. We did that in the past, but it became easier to keep them behind the garage and make more trips to the recycling center instead of smashing and rebagging all the cans that came through. Also, if you know someone who is removing their gutters, see if they would mind you recycling them instead. Many gutter companies charge for disposal services and then make additional money recycling the gutters themselves!
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-Bobbie Anne
What great ideas. Thank you for sharing your ideas especially about the gutters.
My guy is planning a trip to New York on what he makes from recycling… and we live in the North West. Here is my post about it:
http://30daysofautism.wordpress.com/2011/04/27/resiliency-and-the-big-apple/
The gutter-recycling was a great idea! Our neighbors asked us if we wanted them and they brought in $40 for the kids! It was a job cutting them up, but the kids were SO excited!
Bobbie Anne
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