Can it

It’s Crush a Can Day.

I’ve been waiting

for this day for so long!

Crush a can!

Woohoo!

So, today is far more important

 than simply crushing a can

 against your head.

Today is also about

focussing our attention

on the greener side of cans

 – recycling them!

Three cheers to Australia –

we have one of the highest

consistent aluminium can

recycling programs…

in the world!

The aluminium can industry

 is a leader in waste reduction…

cans are being made

lighter every year.

Old cans can be turned

 into new cans…

Which reduces landfill!

In 1996, 1.64 billion cans

 were recycled!

Making new cans from old cans

takes far less resources

and energy than making

new cans from scratch.

I remember as a kid,

collecting cans,

stamping on them

and crushing them

and carting them to the

weighing place, where

 the bag of cans would be

 turned into a pile of coins...

That was such a great incentive

 for kids to recycyle.

Bring that back!