How to Have Extra Cash by Going Green
Posted: Thursday, October 15, 2009
by Fran Larson
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When I was a little girl I remember my two older sisters would give "Daisy Mae" parties. (For those of you too young to know this, Daisy Mae and Lil Abner were in the comics every Sunday. Daisy Mae was always pursuing Lil Abner.)
The "Daisy Mae" parties were held in our garage. They were called "Daisy Mae Parties" because the girls paid for the snacks. Funds for party snacks came from returning soda pop bottles to grocery stores. Payment was $.05 for a big bottle and $.02 for a small one. My sisters and friends would go about the neighborhood and collect bottles and yes, even ask the neighbors for their bottles.
Environmental Benefits
- Recycling aluminum cans saves precious natural resources, energy, time and money.
- Aluminum cans are unique: within 60 days, a can is recycled, turned into a new can and back on store shelves.
- Aluminum is a sustainable metal and can be recycled over and over again.
- In 2007, 54 billion cans were recycled, saving the energy equivalent of 15 million barrels of crude oil-America's entire gas consumption for one day. (From Benefits of Aluminum Can Recycling http://www.aluminum.org .)
There are many ways you can help others by recycling aluminum cans. This could improve the quality of life for others. Curbside recycling will benefit your community. There are many other outlets. It could be our local Girl or Boy Scouts, church, clubs, or the Cans for Habitat program ( East Pasco HFH, 15000 Citrus Country Dr Ste 420,Dade City, FL Phone: (352) 583-2509, Web Site: http://www.habitat.org)
For more information on where and how to recycle steel food cans in our area, visit the Steel Recycling Institute's Website at http://www.recycle-steel.org or call their national consumer information hotline (800 937-1226)
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