ring pull tabs are made of aluminum
The pull tabs which are most desirable for fundraising are pure aluminum, and aluminum is a non magnetic metal. By passing a magnet over or through your collection of tabs you can separate the non aluminum tabs which will yield a lower price per pound.
Soda can pull tabs are typically made from aluminum, which is a lightweight and recyclable material. Aluminum is commonly used in beverage packaging because it is both durable and easy to manufacture.
That's an urban legend. And needles are made of mild steel, not aluminum.If you want any money for the can tabs, you can find a local recycler to pay you for the scrap aluminum.No organization will pay out cash, goods, or services for pull tabs from aluminum cans. Some will accept donations of pull tabs but their marginal value is only for scrap aluminum.Anyone gathering pull tabs for charity and cash would do far better to collect whole cans; accumulating nothing but pull tabs is like eschewing quarters in order to collect pennies.The next time someone asks you to donate pull tabs for a good cause, donate a few facts instead.That is a good idea, but you could also put them on Ebay. The value of regular soda or beer pull tabs are worth between 1 and 2 cents each, but the colored tabs on Red Bull or Monster energy drink pull tabs are worth between 5 and 8 cents each.
Pull tabs, pop tops, stay tabs (also called ecology tabs).
Carbonated beverage cans are made with a stronger aluminum alloy to withstand the pressure from the carbonation inside the can. Pull tabs are made with a different aluminum alloy that is easier to pull and consume the beverage.
Aluminum can tabs (and the rest of the can too) can be completely recycled and processed into new cans. If you have a recycler who pays for aluminum, then you can sell your tabs and cans. Don't save just the tabs, recycle the whole can!
Aluminum can tabs can be recycled into new aluminum products, such as cans, cookware, or car parts. The tabs are typically made of the same material as the rest of the can and can be easily separated during the recycling process.
That a gallon a milk is worth about $1.50 or so its not worth a lot
Any metal recycling center.
Answer for the USA: Yes, you can get 40 cents per pound at a scrap metal yard. That would mean collecting 750 pounds of aluminum to get $300. There are about 30 cans to the pound, so, the can is usually worth more at a recycling center, since 30 cans would be worth only 40 cents as scrap metal, but would be worth $1.50 at a recycling center. If you just recycled the tabs, you would need an enormous number. 1600 tabs weigh about 1 pound, so you would need 1.2 Million Tabs to get 300 Pounds
No. It is not true. From time to time, a business like McDonalds restaurants or Mobil gas stations might run a promotion, where you get something for a bag of pull tabs. But there is nothing about pull tabs that makes them any more valuable than their weight in scrap aluminum or steel, which is not much.