| I like walking. Whenever I can I leave the car at | | | | The one thing we must not do is put them in |
| home and walk. I walk to the shops, to the | | | | landfill, because they don't biodegradable. |
| library, and many other places as well. Every day | | | | Instead of throwing away empty aluminum cans |
| I see used aluminum drinks cans dropped on | | | | away here are four ways to reuse them. |
| pathways and in hedgerows. If people want to | | | | 1. Used ring pull cans could be used as a miniature |
| dispose of them this way at least drop them | | | | vase for a flower or two. |
| where they can easily be picked up by someone | | | | 2. Rinse out used cans and use them in the |
| else, and not in a hedgerow or other difficult spot | | | | garden shed for storing small items such as nails |
| where it is easy to be scratched and prickled by | | | | and washers. |
| thorns. | | | | 3. You could use an old can to practice your |
| Many people have a twinge of conscience about | | | | putting. Take it to the office and put it on the |
| the environment and what we can do voluntarily | | | | floor any time you want to practice your putting. |
| to help save it. Recycling cans is what we can do | | | | 4. Rather than leave your pens and biros |
| easily. All you need do is separate them from the | | | | scattered all around the house why not put them |
| rest of the rubbish and either take them to a | | | | all together in a used can. |
| recycling centre or leave them in your | | | | This is just four ideas of what to do with used |
| "recyclables" bin, to be collected by, in our case, | | | | empty cans. You might well be able to think up |
| the local council. | | | | many more ideas for recycling cans. |