So many great responses! I love the conversation about the metal recycling. Unfortunately for me, the nearest metal recycler is over 30 minutes away. I've only been there once and it was a neat place.
We do have recycling at the transfer station so that is where our cans go. And two of our neighboring states do have 5 cent bottle deposits so some folks save their cans to return there (technically not allowed if you buy the product in our state, since you aren't paying the deposit). But we have SO FEW cans here at home, I would have to save them for a long time to make it worth the drive to the metal recycler.
I do have the option to pick up a bunch of metal but I have no idea if it is worth the effort. I work at a school for the summer and we send piles of things like broken chairs (metal legs), broken desks (metal legs and bases), filing cabinets, etc to the dumpster. How would I go about figuring out if these would be worth the effort?
Taking a pile of stuff to the children's resale shop today. Historically this place take only your very best and pays very little, but this is stuff that will otherwise be donated, so anything I make will be good..... just trying to make the drive into town worthwhile with some other errands.
I'll let you know how much I make today!...........P