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Hotler

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19. I buy all my beer and soda in cans because,

Reply to frazzled (Reply #4)

Thu Jul 23, 2020, 03:36 PM

Jul 2020

they don't recycle glass here even if you put it in the recycle curb pickup. They say it breaks and it is to hard to separate the broken colors. They use it to line the bottom of landfills instead of gravel rock. I save all my cans and take them to the metals recycle once a month.

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Why America is running out of aluminum cans [View all] Ohiogal Jul 2020 OP

Same here on the Yuengling. Here's another version of that story. mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2020 #1

Wow Ohiogal Jul 2020 #3

Perhaps the super wealthy learned that a Fresca every hour prevents Covid-19, and NCjack Jul 2020 #7

I wouldn't put it past him Ohiogal Jul 2020 #11

I've been trying to find Fresca for ages. Really miss it. SharonAnn Jul 2020 #9

Couldn't get it for a couple of weeks MissB Jul 2020 #15

Can't sell it in plastic bottles like soda? Hmm LiberalFighter Jul 2020 #2

Beer in plastic bottles? Ohiogal Jul 2020 #5

Glass. Liberal In Texas Jul 2020 #8

Beer does get sold in plastic bottles Omaha Steve Jul 2020 #13

I can't even think of the last time I bought something in an aluminum can frazzled Jul 2020 #4

I know! same here FakeNoose Jul 2020 #12

I buy all my beer and soda in cans because, Hotler Jul 2020 #19

Oh, we have glass recycling frazzled Jul 2020 #20

I wonder what the price of aluminum cans are now. Texaswitchy Jul 2020 #6

Convenient sure, but I think beer (and most else) tastes TERRIBLE in aluminum cans hlthe2b Jul 2020 #10

To be honest aka-chmeee Jul 2020 #17

Fresca is only canned Wellstone ruled Jul 2020 #14

Well, I have several bags of them in my garage, waiting for aluminum prices to go back up. GoCubsGo Jul 2020 #16

Sorry guys... jcgoldie Jul 2020 #18