Peoples Republic of South Devon

Can the can

June 29th, 2006

This Saturday, some 80 million aluminium drinks cans will be tossed at tellies across the country by England supporters disgusted with yet another perfunctory performance by the national ‘team‘.

But did you know that if you were to pile these empty cans onto the kitchen scales they would weigh over 1,300 tonnes?

Of course you didn’t. You’re more interested in complaining about Ian Wright’s sweaty pits.

Nevertheless, these discarded cans are worth over £1 million pounds to the UK-based Aluminium Packaging Recycling Organisation (Alupro).

Which is why they’re urging England fans to make like a Dorothy Perkins t-shirt and ‘recycle’ their used aluminium cans in kerbside boxes, can banks or at their friendly-neighbourhood aluminium recycling centre.

Yes, yes, we know you all do that anyway (like good little citizens of the People’s Republic), but we also thought you might like to know that all recycled cans in the UK are currently helping to plant trees in Africa through Alupro’s Trees For The UK - Trees For Africa campaign.

Alupro haven’t proffered any more details about how this magical process works so we’ll have to take their word for it.

Granted, there’s probably more in-depth information on their website, but frankly we’re too busy saving the chuffing world to find out.

What we do know is Alupro can’t do anything about Wrighty’s runny ridges. We know, cos we asked.

Posted by Thin White Duke

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