Remember that episode of Seinfeld where Kramer and Newman drive from New York to Michigan to deposit recycled cans and bottles since it is 10 cents there instead of five cents everywhere else? They should've just gone to Coeur d'Alene.

David Cole from the Coeur d'Alene Press - and former EWU classmate- reports cans are going for 50 cents a pound at Bluebird Recycling, in the Coeur d'Alene Industrial Park and that's the highest price since early 2008 because of rising prices in aluminum.

 

From the CDA Press: Bluebird Plant Manager Rick Jemison said the high price has driven an increase in recycling at Bluebird, as much as 50 percent higher compared with what he considers normal activity.

"There are people who collect their cans for years and bring them in when the price is right," he said. "Others bring them in every time they have a bagful."

Bluebird Recycling, 4875 Manufacturing Way, ships out about 40,000 pounds of the cans each month, he said.

The cans are sold to the likes of Anheuser-Busch and Evermore Recycling, Jemison said.

People call Bluebird to inquire about the rate on aluminum cans, and when it's down around 25 or 30 cents a pound, they often wait to cash in, Jemison said.

Full story HERE.

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