Furthermore, are tabs worth more than cans?
Scrap metal is worth more in recycling value based on the volume of metal, so pull tabs will, obviously, be worth less than the cans from which they were attached. As for redemption to non-profits, there's some truth here. Some organizations do accept pull tabs for redemption, but no more so than cans themselves.
Similarly, why collect pop tabs instead of the whole can? Although the whole aluminum can is valuable, the tab is cleaner and smaller, making it easier to collect in large quantities than whole cans.
Correspondingly, how much are aluminum can tabs worth?
Depending upon the market for high-grade aluminum, the Ronald McDonald house receives between $0.40 to $0.50 per pound of pop tabs. It takes roughly 1,128 pop tabs to equal one pound. That means that at best, a pop tab is worth about $0.0004.
How much is a bag of crushed aluminum cans worth?
Prices go up and down but are usually similar throughout the country at any given time. With approximately a half-ounce of aluminum per can, or 32 cans per pound, that makes each one worth about 1.7 cents.
