Metal Cans

Aluminum is the most abundant metal on earth. Hard to
believe that it wasn't discovered until the 1820s. The
aluminum beverage can first appeared in 1963, and now it's
the single largest use of aluminum. Most food and drink cans
made from aluminum or steel are recyclable. You can recycle
used aluminum foil too.

An aluminum can that you throw out today could be found by
your ancestors as much as 500 years from now. The energy
saved from one recycled aluminum can could operate a
television set for three hours. Making aluminum from recycled
aluminum uses 90% less energy than making aluminum from
scratch.

You can make money from recycling aluminum cans and other
aluminum products. Can recycle machines will pay you a set
amount for every pound of the cans you turn in. Recycle
centers might pay you even better rates.