How does that "collect tabs off of soda cans" work?

Question

I know it goes for some type of medical reasons, but how? And for what?

I have collected tabs in the past to donate, but was never really certain how it all worked or for what type of medical reason it was needed...

Can you explain this please?

Wow... Can anyone debate or disprove blr931?

I was recently asked to save these tabs for a preschool's activities .... so if there isn't a value to it, then I should allow the preschool this knowledge.

Answer 1

it's a hoax.

Answer 2

It doesn't work. You're better off keeping the tabs on the cans, recycling the cans yourself, and donating the few bucks you get to charity.

From snopes.com: "No charitable organization will pay out a premium (in cash, goods, or services) for pull tabs from aluminum cans. Some of them will indeed accept donations of pull tabs, but all they pay (or receive) in exchange for those tabs is their marginal value as scrap aluminum. Anyone gathering pull tabs for charity would do far better to collect whole cans; accumulating nothing but pull tabs is like eschewing quarters in order to collect pennies."

Answer 3

You know, I think this is an urban myth. It's been going around since the mid-1980s. You have no idea how many tabs I collected. . . . but don't throw them out on my account.

Answer 4

All i know is every tab gives a patient 15 minutes free chemo theropy.

Answer 5

i have to say that blr931 is right, just look at the snopes.com link that he put up there,for yourself, and you will see.

Answer 6

That was a campaign that they did in the 80s... they don't do it any more.