Collecting those Damn little pull tabs...

[Patricinus Scriblerus]

I friend of mine at work recently came to me and asked that I save all of the little alluminum pull tabs from my pop/beer cans ( and no I don't drink beer at work). He claimed that his child is collecting them for some chariy or another. I didn't pay much attention at this point because all I could think of is "here's another sucker taken in by an Urban Legend". Does ANYONE have any actual doccumentation of any organization that actually takes these things??

[Ike Witt]

When was the last time you saw a pull tab?

[Ike Witt]

Sorry, here is what Uncle Cecil says http://www.straightdope.com/classics/a3_077.html

[Power 'Cellist]

In addition to what Cecil originally said...

Those Ronald MacDonald houses in Minneapolis are still collecting them. There was a big deal in the Mall of America a year or two ago.

[Danielinthewolvesden]

They have no particular value, and it is mainly an UL. But as UL sometimes come to life, some do accept them, at least for the value of the aluminum.

[tomndebb]

On the wall in the break room at my client site is a request for tabs on Ronald McDonald House stationery. One of the points they make is that the tabs are 100% aluminum while the cans are an alloy.

I have no idea how accurate that is. It appears, however, to be the assumption under which various RMcDH persons are operating.

[UncleBeer]

The death of an urban legend.

We have an official Ronald McDonald House collection box here at work in Toledo, Ohio, too. I don't have any info on the aluminum content, nor does the Ronald McDonald House website, which isn't really unexpected. I wonder if any of the aluminum can manufacturers have more info.