By Jim Twamley
Recycling is good for the planet and for the pocketbook. The price of aluminum keeps going up ($1 a pound in Phoenix in February 2015) and many folks cash in on the soda can redemption deposit by turning in uncrushed cans. But sometimes (and in some states) it’s just easier to crush your cans and turn them in by bulk weight.
I ran across a guy using a can crusher in his receiver hitch and tossing the cans in a bag hanging on the ladder of his class C motorhome. As a money-making hobby he takes a walk, collects cans, and the nickels and dimes add up. When he gets back to his motorhome he runs the cans through the receiver hitch can crusher.
Just don’t get your fingers caught in it!
