Since pop tabs are aluminum and can be recycled, there are fund-raising projects that collect them and donate the proceeds to charity. One charity told us that a truckload of cans yields about $10 at the recycler while a truckload of tabs yields about $1,000. read more
Pull tabs are no more valuable than the cans, but they are easier to manage and aluminum is valuable as a recyclable metal. Ronald McDonald House, for one, has raised millions of dollars collecting the tabs. read more
The Bottom Line: 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. read more