where to donate soda can tabs

by Tyshawn Heidenreich 4 min read

When your collection container is full, you have several options:

  • Attend Tab Toss Day.
  • Drop off your tabs at any Complete Recycling Services, Great Clips or First Federal Bank location in the Greater Milwaukee Area, the Appleton Police Department, the Sheboygan County Sheriff’s Department ...
  • Drop your tabs off at the Ronald McDonald House on Watertown Plank Road, any day between 9:00 a.m. ...

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Ronald McDonald House Charities of Southern California
  • Phone 323-666-6400.
  • Fax 626-744-9969.

Full Answer

Where can you turn in soda can tabs for cash?

Many organizations decide to continue collecting tabs and try for 2 million and beyond. When they reach milestones, they receive another certificate. To join, bring your pop tabs to Ronald McDonald House and fill out a Thanks a Million form for each container of tabs you bring. Questions, please call (402) 346-9377 or email.

Can you get money for soda can tabs?

Ardagh Group locations at 8770 W. Bryn Mawr Avenue, Chicago; 1101 W. 43rd Street, Chicago; and 2520 Lively Boulevard, Elk Grove Village. When you collect one million pop tabs, you become a member of our Thanks-a-Million program. To participate:

Why do people save soda can tabs?

Pop off those tabs from your beverage and soda cans. Save them in any container. Bring or Mail them to the House at 2201 Alden Road, the House at 1630 Kuhl Avenue, or the House at 13551 Nemours Parkway in Orlando. From there, we will take the tabs to a recycling center to be weighed in exchange for funds. Questions?

Where can I sell soda can tabs?

Save the pull tabs from your beverage cans (pop/soda, beer and energy drinks). Collect the pull tabs and save them in a container* at home or work (better yet, get your co-workers to start saving too!) Pull tab donations are accepted every day from 9:00am-4:00pm. Just give us a call first at (716) 883-1177 so we know you are coming! Any questions?

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Where to donate soda can tabs near me?

NEW If you need to donate pop tabs, find a drop off location near...Pop Tab Drop off Centers:SA Recycling. 700 W 20th Ave. Sheffield, AL 35660. ... A & S Metals. 2540 Gordon Terry Parkway. Decatur, AL 35601. ... Brother's Recycling. 1620 Vanderbilt Rd. Birmingham, AL 35234. ... Capital Recycling. 3800 Mobile Hwy. Montgomery, AL 36108.

What can I do with old soda tabs?

Recycling Center – Take your pop tabs to your local recycle center for recycling. Mail a check of your pop tab amount to Ronald McDonald House of Durham & Wake.

Can you turn in soda can tabs for money?

Selling your soda can tabs to a scrap yard is another way to make money, although not nearly as much. At the current time, scrap yards are paying on average $0.40 per pound of aluminum. Because of this, you will need a lot of pull tabs to make decent money.Mar 15, 2021

How much is a pound of pop tabs worth?

It takes roughly 1,128 pop tabs to equal one pound. That means that at best, a pop tab is worth about $0.0004. In other words, you need 23 tabs to earn a penny.Feb 20, 2020

Why do Shriners collect can tabs?

Pull-tabs or “pop-tops”, from beverage cans can be saved and donated to the Bektash Shriners. The tabs are sold to a recycling company and the money collected is used to fund transportation for needy children to and from our Shriners Hospitals.

What does a soda can tab mean?

The soda tab either has a big hole at the bottom, which means 'hug', a semi circle with a smaller hole underneath it, which means 'kiss', or just a semicircle hole, which means 'sex'. For example, if you get the 'kiss' soda tab, it means you'll get a kiss from someone you fancy in the next few days.Aug 14, 2021

How many can tabs make a pound?

1,000 tabsOne pound equals approximately 1,000 tabs, therefore 1,000 pounds equals one million tabs.

Are the tabs on cans worth more?

Simply put, the can itself is equally as valuable as the pull tab. Note also that the whole can by far outweighs the pull tab. A pound of aluminum equals approximately 1000 pull tabs or 34 empty cans.Oct 31, 2015

How many can tabs fit in a gallon jug?

Each pound is about 1,267 pop tabs. A gallon size bag of pop tabs equates to about 2.5 lbs. Discovered in the 1820's, aluminum is the most abundant metal on earth.

How much does an aluminum can tab weigh?

A pop tab weighs 0.3 grams; the whole can weighs 14.4 grams. At 453.6 grams to the pound, the tab-harvester would throw away 1,512 cans to get a pound of tabs -- a loss of 48 pounds of recyclable aluminum. Another problem with this is that tabs are sharp and hazardous to little fingers.May 31, 2000

Frequently Asked Questions

Where do I take my tabs?#N#Saving pop tabs is easy. Simply remove the tab off your can, save them in a disposable container, and when you have a large amount, drop them off at our House, at 620 S. 38th Ave. Please make sure you mark your tab container with the name of your group if you are part of the Thanks A Million club.

THANKS A MILLION

In 2000, RMHC in Omaha started the Thanks a Million Club as a way to encourage organizations, businesses, and schools to collect tabs for the House. Those who reach the 1 million mark are welcomed as members of the club, receive a certificate and recognition on social media.

What is a pop tab?

Pop tabs are the little aluminum tabs from all kinds of cans: soda, some pet food, canned fruits, vegetables and more.

How do pop tabs help the Ronald McDonald House?

Once the pop tabs are collected, they are taken to be recycled in exchange for dollars, which support the children and families we serve at our Houses.

School Pop Tab Contest

Please tell your students and community thank you for donating. You can still collect pop tabs and deliver them to our Houses. We hope we can restart the program in the near future.

Do I have to be associated with a school to collect pop tabs?

No. We have many workplaces, churches, and civic organizations who collect pop tabs. We’d love to have you and your group participate, too!

How Every Little Thing Helps Our Families

Each year over 4,000 pounds of pull tabs are collected for us. (Approximately#N#1,270 pull tabs equals 1 pound!) With the donation value of your pull tabs matched by Niagara Metals, our local recycling partner, together you raise over $2,700 for our House!

Start Collecting Today

Save the pull tabs from your beverage cans (pop/soda, beer and energy drinks). Collect the pull tabs and save them in a container* at home or work (better yet, get your co-workers to start saving too!)

Pull Tab Collection Boxes

Free, eye catching Ronald McDonald House pull tab collection houses are available from us. These specially designed collection houses are a generous donation from Jamestown Container Companies. Call us at 883-1177 to find out more!

Latest News

Educator registration for Pop Tab Pandemonium opens Monday, September 13, 2021. We will update this webpage with the link at that time!

About the Program

Are you looking for a simple way to help families in need? Look no further! Since 2001, communities across Alabama have made a huge impact through tiny pop tabs! Schools, families, and businesses alike collect pop tabs throughout the year and donate them to our House.

Pop Tab Pandemonium

Pop Tab Pandemonium is a school-based contest held each year throughout Alabama. Participating schools collect pop tabs throughout the school year and donate them to Ronald McDonald House Charities of Alabama.

POP TAB DROP OFF INFO

Due to the recent resurgence of COVID-19 cases and variants, we continue to suspend non-essential visitors to the Ronald McDonald House. We cannot take large drop offs of tabs (more than 10 gallon-sized Ziplocs for reference).

What are can tabs?

About the Can Tab Program 1 A Baxter Infusion Pump, used to dispense pain medication. 2 Arthrometer used to measure the degree of instability in the knee. 3 Bullard Laryngoscope used by an anesthesiologist to place a breathing tube in a patient who has a complex airway. 4 A 10-foot trailer for the hospital van, used to transport medical equipment and records to outreach clinics throughout New England and New York State. 5 Computerized Pressure Mapping, a force sensing array used in evaluating pressure distribution for patients requiring customized wheelchair seating systems.

Where are pop tops collected?

Shriners Hospitals for Children in Springfield and Boston have been collecting pull-tabs or “pop-tops” from beverage cans since 1989, recycling them, and putting the money toward programs that directly benefit children.

How to contact Shriners Hospital?

The Shriners Hospital, call 1-800-322-5905 Shriners Hospital for Children, Springfield: 413-787-2000. Click here to see how you can help.

What is a Baxter pump?

A Baxter Infusion Pump, used to dispense pain medication. Arthrometer used to measure the degree of instability in the knee. Bullard Laryngoscope used by an anesthesiologist to place a breathing tube in a patient who has a complex airway.

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