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NATIONAL CRUSH A CAN DAYCrush a Can Day? They were really digging deep to come up with that one!
Why not Stomp on Milk Carton Day? or Wad Up Newspaper Day ?
National Crush A Can Day is observed annually on September 27. This day was created to help educate people about the benefits of recycling.
Interesting Facts:
- If you laid all the aluminum cans recycled in 2010 end to end, they could circle the earth 169 times.
- In America, 105,800 cans are recycled every minute.
- Your television can run for 3 hours from the energy saved by recycling one can.
- Aluminum cans are worth about a penny each.
- The industry pays more than $1 billion annually for recycled cans.
HISTORY
they are still researching the origins of National Crush A Can Day, an “unofficial” National day