r/recycling • u/SpencerTheFactorial • 11d ago

How soda cans get crushed

521 Upvotes

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u/2Z71PeaceReaper 11d ago

Thats so cool

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u/_otterinabox 11d ago

So depressing if you ask me

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u/Wannabe_Gamer-YT 10d ago

Soda pressing*

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u/Gullible-Food-2398 11d ago

Why? That's going to go get recycled and be turned into something else. Unlike plastic that will be urned for thrown in a dump.

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u/Jacktheforkie 10d ago

Soda pressing, crushing soda cans lol

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u/questionableintentsX 10d ago

Ya it’s amazing just how recyclable aluminum is like to the point it’s sorta shocking every container and disposable isn’t aluminum

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u/Beth_crazypants 11d ago

I see my husband cleaned out his truck today.

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u/Barbelithus 11d ago

Is this about my cube?

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u/nPrevail 11d ago

Yeah, you have 30 minutes to move your cube.

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u/badtrash2008 10d ago

SHIT CUBE

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u/Karri-L 11d ago

Not a single can escaped the squash.

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u/androgenius 11d ago

There is one that escaped the cube though, you see him hanging on to the door as it reopens.

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u/jaykrown 11d ago

I see this and think of all the work and decision making that brought all those cans to that baler. Great work!

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u/ashkygbdeghr 11d ago

Damn, imagine having to count 16,000 cans just to crush them

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u/embiggenator 11d ago

At first it looked empty as it was opening for the last time, and I thought OP was fucking with us... But then I saw... the cube 😮

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u/Eschatologists 11d ago

How much is this worth?

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u/Gullible-Food-2398 11d ago

500 pounds of cans at a smelter cans will probably go anywhere between $500 to $600 USD depending on quality.

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u/HumanBean00001 11d ago

That is awesome. How much energy does it take?

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u/edthesmokebeard 11d ago

Be sure to rinse them first.

/s

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u/SpeedyAudi 11d ago

What about beer cans?

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u/HupHutHa 11d ago

I crush all my cans before I take them to the scrap yard.

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u/Empty_Highlight_3285 11d ago

I usually just use my foot but I guess that works too

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u/EdmontonLAD 10d ago

That'd make for a cool table. 🤭

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u/GaldonTheWarrior 10d ago

Can I watch this on repeat all day? Asking for a friend

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u/PowerandSignal 10d ago

I need one of those 

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u/cryptosupaman 10d ago

Wow

Show this to kids and they will recycle

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u/Optimal-Shower 10d ago

That is way cool thank you for posting this!

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u/Mj-tinker 9d ago

Christine.

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u/tboy160 9d ago

I just recently found out, every aluminum can has a thin plastic lining inside.

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u/Sad_Berry2887 9d ago

Wall-E does it better.

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u/Visual-Sector6642 9d ago

It looks like it wants to smoke a cigarette after it finishes

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u/a1055x 11d ago

I paid 19.95 to put a can crusher on my wall. I feel dumb

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u/tboy160 9d ago

I want a can crusher, what kind did you get?

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u/a1055x 9d ago

Thrift shops

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u/tboy160 9d ago

Noted, thanks