Pop Can pull tabs for Wheelchairs Fact or Fiction?
By vicki2876
@vicki2876 (5636)
Canada
February 18, 2009 9:09am CST
Today a student had 100 tabs in school. When I asked why she was collecting, she said to make a wheelchair. I remember back in the late 80s I also collected to make a wheelchair only to find that group wasn't actually doing it and we threw away all the tabs. I have heard it was a hoax but then I also heard it was true.
So Fact of Fiction? Can pop can pull tabs make a wheelchair?
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@tracie1758 (507)
• United States
18 Feb 09
They might not be used to make the wheel chair. sometimes they are collected and recycled then the money is donated. My cousin used to collect them to donate to help raise and train the seeing eye dogs in our area. I have seen them collected for the Ronald McDonald house as well.
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@vicki2876 (5636)
• Canada
18 Feb 09
so not really making the wheelchair but rather giving money to buy one. maybe? Thanks tracie
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@cookiecrumbles (629)
• United States
15 Jul 09
There is more aluminum in the tab of the cans then in the whole can I was told by someone. They take the tabs and sell them for scrap and donate the money to buy wheelchairs. But I don't know who does it anymore.
