| If you've ever desperately wanted to impress people at some point in your life, you've probably crushed a soda (or beer) can with your hand. Or stomped on it. Or slammed it against your forehead because that's what true alphas do. It probably looked rad. As it turns out, though, crushed cans can be awful for recycling systems. In essence, crushing cans makes it harder to sort the compressed aluminum and ensure it's dealt with properly. While plastic bottles can do just fine when they're crushed and condensed a bit before reaching a sorting facility, aluminum cans are much easier to misclassify in those situations. Read more... |
