What do you do with your cans once you're done with them? Hopefully the answer is "pop them in the recycling". In which case, if you CRUSH your cans before doing so, then you need to stop.

This trash can has a stainless steel exterior ... doesn’t get stuck while the appliance is in use. Compacting mechanism lacks crushing power of many others Another freestanding option, this ...

What do you do with your cans once you're done with them? Hopefully the answer is "pop them in the recycling". In which case, if you CRUSH your cans before doing so, then you need to stop.

Don't crush aluminum cans before recycling because they can contaminate the batch. For more recycling information, here's how to properly recycle plastic and the right way to recycle paper and ...