Did you know that the little tab you pull to open you can of soda can make a significant impact on fundraising for the Ronald McDonald House?  The whole aluminum can is valuable, but this small metal tab is like a gold nugget to our charity.  It is easily removed from the can and it is clean, ecological and non-competitive with other recycling programs.  And better yet, when the tab is recycled, it generates cash for the Ronald McDonald House!

Once pop-tabs are collected, they can either be delivered to the Ronald McDonald House to be weighed and recorded or they can be taken directly to one of our  recycling partners who are listed below:  

 Schnitzer Southeast - 420 10th Avenue,

 Columbus,   GA - (706) 987-8400

 Spalding Recycling - 1360 Meriwether Street,

 Griffin, GA - (770) 229-1404

 Garrett Recycling - 236 Hines Road, Hogansville,  GA  - (706) 883-7384

 Southeastern Aluminum Recycling - 122 N. Broadway Street, Albany, GA - (229) 888-1713

 Schnitzer Southeast Recycling - 1301 E. Gordon Avenue, Albany, GA - (229) 432-6255

 We would like to thank Schnitzer Southeast for being our corporate partner in the Columbus area.  They guarantee the Ronald McDonald House top dollar for all aluminum recycled through this program.  Their commitment is very important to us because the funds generated through the recycling program are used to pay the annual gas, water and electricity bills of the Ronald McDonald House.  It's hard for people to believe, but funds collected through the recycling program average approximately $22,000 per year!  It's easy to see why such a small thing is so important to the Ronald McDonald House!

*  We also accept aluminum cans, so feel free to recycle it as well!

*  Bring us your old cell phones and ink cartridges, we recycle those too!

School Contest

The Ronald McDonald House hosts an annual Pop-Tab Collection Contest between elementary schools in eastern Alabama and western Georgia. The contest encourages students and their families and friends to recycle tabs for the Ronald McDonald House and rewards the school who collects the most pounds of tabs (per student ratio) with a year-end ice cream party, courtesy of Premium Ice Cream and a certificate of appreciation. 

The 2011-12 contest ended April 19, 2012 and the winning schools were:

PRIVATE SCHOOL DIVISION: VICTORY HOME SCHOOL, Manchester, GA. They had 19 students enrolled in their school and collected a total of 102 lbs. of tabs. Their school had the highest ratio of tabs per student with 538%!

PUBLIC SCHOOL DIVISION: CLUBVIEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, Columbus, GA. They had 505  lbs. of tabs giving them a ratio of tabs per student of 199%.

 Ethan Wood & Bella Kimmel

We appreciate the continual enthusiasm the faculty, staff, students and families have for our Pop Tab Program and are grateful for their support!  CONGRATULATIONS to our winners!

The school year is nearly over but let's get a head start on next year! Keep saving your pop tabs, whole cans, printer ink cartridges and used cell phones to donate to the Ronald McDonald House!

Click the attachment below to read the latest Spring 2012 Pop Tab Newsletter, "Popping News" and keep pulling those pop tabs!