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We are producing a series of short videos--videos to demonstrate ways to decrease the size of aluminum cans readying them for recycling (for non-bottle bill states). All videos are also available at http://crushthatcan.com/

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    • Feb 11, 2012 LATEST EPISODE
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    • 89 EPISODES


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    Blue Bin - Crush that Can - Episode 89

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 11, 2012


    ecycler explores the many ways to "crush" an aluminum can. ecycler explores the many ways to "crush" an aluminum can. In this episode, our 18-gallon, blue storage bin organizes our can into hoarder paradise. Hope it all gets sorted out...

    Tea Kettle - Crush that Can - Episode 88

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 20, 2012


    ecycler explores the many ways to "crush" an aluminum can. In this episode, our can settles down for a nice cup of Darjeeling and crumpets just as the 2.5-quart tea kettle rumbles down for a knackering.

    Bag of Salt - Crush that Can - Episode 87

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 13, 2012


    ecycler explores the many ways to "crush" an aluminum can. In this episode, as the snow and ice accumulate, our can tries a little de-icing with a 25-pound bag of salt... But, finds itself under the weather.

    High Heels - Crush that Can - Episode 86

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 6, 2012


    ecycler explores the many ways to "crush" an aluminum can. In this episode, we exercise our high heeled boots. At a modest 2 1/2-inches, the crush goes well, the can feels no pain.

    Water Pump - Crush that Can - Episode 85

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 31, 2011


    ecycler explores the many ways to "crush" an aluminum can. In this episode, our seized, 3/4 HP water pump motor rotates nicely onto the relaxing can. Off to the recyclers you go!

    Christmas Ham - Crush that Can - Episode 84

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 21, 2011


    ecycler explores the many ways to "crush" an aluminum can. In this episode, ecycler's 3-pound Christmas Ham makes minced-meat out of the can adorned with LED holiday lights. Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays!

    Dumbbell - Crush that Can - Episode 83

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 17, 2011


    ecycler explores the many ways to "crush" an aluminum can. In this episode, a 15-pound dumbbell muscles our can into submission.

    Cinder Block - Crush that Can - Episode 82

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 6, 2011


    ecycler explores the many ways to "crush" an aluminum can. In this episode, our spare, 30-pound cinder block makes an entrance declaring, "I'm construction debris". It will be reused to build a new shelf system, now where did that top shelf go?

    Iron Skillet - Crush that Can - Episode 81

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 20, 2011


    ecycler explores the many ways to "crush" an aluminum can. In this episode, we grab our 11-inch cast iron skillet and flatten our can sans effort. Now, time for some pancakes!

    Case of Bottles - Crush that Can - Episode 80

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 7, 2011


    ecycler explores the many ways to "crush" an aluminum can. In this episode, our can gets stomped as we prepare a case--that's twelve empty bottles--for our artist friend. She has a way with candles...

    Halloween Pumpkin - Crush that Can - Episode 79 - Redux

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 29, 2011


    ecycler explores the many ways to "crush" an aluminum can. In this episode, a large orange pumpkin is saved from the squirrels and dropped onto our almost black can. Happy Halloween!

    Cork - Crush that Can - Episode 78

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 20, 2011


    ecycler explores the many ways to "crush" an aluminum can. In this episode, our can is blitzed by our imposing container of wine bottle corks, too many to count.

    Electronics - Crush that Can - Episode 77

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 13, 2011


    ecycler explores the many ways to "crush" an aluminum can. In this episode, our bag of defunct electronics squelches every last electron from the can. Then our reusable tote takes the pile of dead electronics to be recycled!

    Vacuum - Crush that Can - Episode 76

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 3, 2011


    ecycler explores the many ways to "crush" an aluminum can. In this episode, our fall house cleaning leads to a little "extra"... Our HEPA filtered, purple vacuum cleaner sucks the existence from our can.

    Oktoberfest - Crush that Can - Episode 75

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 16, 2011


    ecycler explores the many ways to "crush" an aluminum can. In this episode, our can travels all the way to Munich and gets smashed! Noch eine Maß, bitte...

    Conduit Bender - Crush that Can - Episode 74

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 10, 2011


    ecycler explores the many ways to "crush" an aluminum can. In this episode, we shorted our can while installing some solar panels with our handy, 1/2-inch conduit bender. It did an electrifying job!

    Push Broom - Crush that Can - Episode 73

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 29, 2011


    ecycler explores the many ways to "crush" an aluminum can. In this episode, our 24-inch push broom with a steel brace takes out our dirty can.

    Top Shelf - Crush that Can - Episode 72

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 12, 2011


    ecycler explores the many ways to "crush" an aluminum can. In this episode, our top shelf made of particle board--that's recycled saw dust--comes down to Earth taking a can with it. Poor can!

    Extension Cord - Crush that Can - Episode 71

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 29, 2011


    ecycler explores the many ways to "crush" an aluminum can. In this episode, our heavy-duty, yellow extension cord coils all 100 feet of itself around the can constricting it to a timely demise.

    Cannonball - Crush that Can - Episode 70

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 14, 2011


    ecycler explores the many ways to "crush" an aluminum can. In this episode, we lob a 4-inch Civil War era cannonball at our trooper of a can. The 9-pound solid shot does the trick!

    Glass Insulator - Crush that Can - Episode 69

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 8, 2011


    ecycler explores the many ways to "crush" an aluminum can. In this episode, we use our Hemingray glass insulator--threaded for maximum utilization along the old telegraph lines--to obliterate our can into a communication flatline.

    Recycle Bin - Crush that Can - Episode 68

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 30, 2011


    ecycler explores the many ways to "crush" an aluminum can. In this episode, we roll up with our 96-gal recycle bin and slam our can into a pancake--then list it (and 200 other cans) on ecycler's Recycling Exchange.

    Copper Pail - Crush that Can - Episode 67

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 23, 2011


    ecycler explores the many ways to "crush" an aluminum can. In this episode, we grab our potting soil and plant our can into the ground--just in time for some rain.

    Pipe Wrench - Crush that Can - Episode 66

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 10, 2011


    ecycler explores the many ways to "crush" an aluminum can. In this episode, we make a tight fit of our can using one of our favorite tools, a 14-inch pipe wrench with a full-floating hook jaw.

    Calculus - Crush that Can - Episode 65

    Play Episode Listen Later May 31, 2011


    ecycler explores the many ways to "crush" an aluminum can. In this episode, we calculate the angles and the area under the curve as our Calculus textbooks integrate the can from zero to infinity.

    Bench Vise - Crush that Can - Episode 64

    Play Episode Listen Later May 18, 2011


    ecycler explores the many ways to "crush" an aluminum can. In this episode, our 39-pound, reversible jaw, 5-1/2 inch bench vise makes a quick substitute for sickly anvil and falls quite quickly onto a petrified can. Hopefully, anvil will make a speedy recovery.

    Utility Shovel - Crush that Can - Episode 63

    Play Episode Listen Later May 12, 2011


    ecycler explores the many ways to "crush" an aluminum can. In this episode, we take a diversion from planting our vegetable garden to mash a can with our durable, mini shovel. And, the dust flies...

    5-Gallon Bucket - Crush that Can - Episode 62

    Play Episode Listen Later May 3, 2011


    ecycler explores the many ways to "crush" an aluminum can. In this episode, our 5-gallon utility bucket makes "orange crush" out of our can.

    Suitcase - Crush that Can - Episode 61

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 28, 2011


    ecycler explores the many ways to "crush" an aluminum can. In this episode, our can was taking a trip down "memory lane" when a classic, yellow suitcase came out of nowhere...

    Apparition - Crush that Can - Episode 60

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 14, 2011


    ecycler explores the many ways to "crush" an aluminum can. In this episode, our basement apparition (versus the one in the attic) made an unexpected appearance and crushed our can with its ethereal foot.

    Brick - Crush that Can - Episode 59

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 6, 2011


    ecycler explores the many ways to "crush" an aluminum can. In this episode, we continue our building theme and mortar a can with a beautifully shaped, red brick weighing in at almost seven pounds.

    Big Rock - Crush that Can - Episode 58

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 29, 2011


    ecycler explores the many ways to "crush" an aluminum can. In this episode, it's 4:20 and our can just got stoned... Now, we have to go put our retaining wall back together!

    Cooler - Crush that Can - Episode 57

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 22, 2011


    ecycler explores the many ways to "crush" an aluminum can. In this episode, we slaughter a can as we prepare for a picnic using our 7-quart, red and white cooler.

    Newspapers - Crush that Can - Episode 56

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 15, 2011


    ecycler explores the many ways to "crush" an aluminum can. In this episode, we double-tap our can with a large stack of newspapers ready for recycling.

    Washer Fluid - Crush that Can - Episode 55

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 6, 2011


    ecycler explores the many ways to "crush" an aluminum can. In this episode, we wipe out a can with a 1-gallon jug of blue windshield washer fluid.

    Pitcher - Crush that Can - Episode 54

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 25, 2011


    ecycler explores the many ways to "crush" an aluminum can. In this episode, we relay our 1-gallon, classic yellow pitcher from Mr. Tupper's company onto a thirsty can. Thirst quenched, the hard way...

    Mini Baseball Bat - Crush that Can - Episode 53

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 16, 2011


    ecycler explores the many ways to "crush" an aluminum can. In this episode, our wooden, 18-inch mini baseball bat clubs a can into the outfield.

    Icicle - Crush that Can - Episode 52

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 8, 2011


    ecycler explores the many ways to "crush" an aluminum can. In this episode, we grab a 3-foot icicle from off the side of our igloo and wonder what Baron Kelvin would think of our glaciated can.ecycler explores the many ways to "crush" an aluminum can. In this episode, we grab a 3-foot icicle from off the side of our igloo and wonder what Baron Kelvin would think of our glaciated can.

    2 x 4 - Crush that Can - Episode 51

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 31, 2011


    ecycler explores the many ways to "crush" an aluminum can. In this episode, we dig deep into our tool shed for a nicely seasoned piece of 2 x 4 white pine and pile-drive the can into the ground.

    Can Crusher - Crush that Can - Episode 50

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 24, 2011


    ecycler explores the many ways to "crush" an aluminum can. In this episode, we shine-up our hand-cranked, can crusher and load the hopper-we show no mercy on this crush for our special 50th episode.

    Mystery Box - Crush that Can - Episode 49

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 18, 2011


    ecycler explores the many ways to "crush" an aluminum can. In this episode, we raided our workshop and discovered a mystery box that did a fine job of obliterating our can. I wonder what's in it?

    Tool Box - Crush that Can - Episode 48

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 11, 2011


    ecycler explores the many ways to "crush" an aluminum can. In this episode, we renovate a can with our fire engine red tool box loaded with implements of household repair.

    24-Pack - Crush that Can - Episode 47

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 5, 2011


    ecycler explores the many ways to "crush" an aluminum can. In this episode, we unload a full 24-pack of soda cans onto the solitary vessel for a most spectacular crush.

    Large Bottle - Crush that Can - Episode 46

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 27, 2010


    ecycler explores the many ways to "crush" an aluminum can. In this episode, we take our holiday cheer and 750ml glass bottle of sparkling to blast our can into 2011. Happy New Year!

    Pine Tree - Crush that Can - Episode 45

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 21, 2010


    ecycler explores the many ways to "crush" an aluminum can. In this episode, the ecycler Christmas Tree with LED lights makes a cameo as an ordinary pine tree and smites the can into submission. Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays!

    Snow Shovel - Crush that Can - Episode 44

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 13, 2010


    ecycler explores the many ways to "crush" an aluminum can. In this episode, we brush off the icicles and use our 18-in aluminum snow shovel with ergonomic shaped handle to vanquish the can back to the ice age.

    Sack of Flour - Crush that Can - Episode 43

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 4, 2010


    ecycler explores the many ways to "crush" an aluminum can. In this episode, a five pound sack of all purpose flour fricassees a can before being made into cookies.

    Rubber Mallet - Crush that Can - Episode 42

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 28, 2010


    ecycler explores the many ways to "crush" an aluminum can. In this episode, our 16-ounce rubber mallet bounces off the can to help answer the Ultimate Question of Life, The Universe, and Everything...

    Frozen Turkey - Crush that Can - Episode 41

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 23, 2010


    ecycler explores the many ways to "crush" an aluminum can. In this episode, we make gravy out of our can with a 14 pound, farm raised, hormone free and frozen turkey. Happy Thanksgiving!

    Dragon - Crush that Can - Episode 40

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 10, 2010


    ecycler explores the many ways to "crush" an aluminum can. In this episode, our green Chinese Dragon stomps the can back to the Ming Dynasty.

    Iron - Crush that Can - Episode 39

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 7, 2010


    ecycler explores the many ways to "crush" an aluminum can. In this episode, we steam a can using our hot iron on a mini ironing table with a blue cover.

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