Soda can pull tabs for Dialysis! Yeah right, read this to dispel the myth.

[Epoman]

http://www.snopes.com/business/redeem/pulltabs.asp

You all have heard of donating "pull tabs" from soda cans right? for example to the "Ronald McDonald House" for charity or the really old myth of saving "pull tabs" so people can afford Dialysis time. Well get the fact on the real value of pull tabs.

It's really an interesting read. And I thought I would share it with you. The article has been around for a while now but for those who have not seen it you will enjoy it.

[Marina]

LOL!!!!!!!!!!!!
           this  takes  me  back  at  least  20yrs.          It  was  in the  news........"collect  soda tabs  and  turn  them  in  to  your  nearest  hospital  and  get  $200  for  every  gallon  of  tabs"    they  were  trying  to  raise  money  for..........CANCER?       no,  they would  use  the  tabs  to  make  medical  equipment.      Man  oh  man,  we  were  big  time  soda  drinkers  at  home,  so  we  thought  "We  can  make  money  saving  tabs, of  sodas  we're  gonna  drink  anyways??"  we  thought  it  was  pretty  cool.     Then,  when  we  got  our  first  gallon (it  sure  didn't  take long)  we  wondered  what  hospital  would  be  buying  them  in our  area.  Of  course  that  never  happened,  because  shortly  after  we  found  out  it  was  one  big, hoax.

 I  think  it's  pretty funny  looking  back  at  it  now,  but,  at  the  time  I  was  pretty upset  that  even  the  news  would  have  a BIG   segment  on  it.
                       LOL

[devlinswife]

Our dialysis center does get money for the pull tabs, it's not near $200 a gallon jug, but it really helps for those that need a med and don't have the money for it, or those that need to pay a cab to get them to dialysis. I'll have to ask my social worker how much they do get for them, so I can post it here, and I also know that Ronald McDonald houses do sometimes use them cause I used to take mine there, and they had a big house with a slot in the roof on display in the hallway just for people to put their tabs in. I live in Ohio and Cleveland RMH took tabs, but Akron RMH didn't. I hope this helps.

[angieskidney]

http://www.snopes.com/business/redeem/pulltabs.asp

You all have heard of donating "pull tabs" from soda cans right? for example to the "Ronald McDonald House" for charity or the really old myth of saving "pull tabs" so people can afford Dialysis time. Well get the fact on the real value of pull tabs.

It's really an interesting read. And I thought I would share it with you. The article has been around for a while now but for those who have not seen it you will enjoy it.

I have shared it now on my forums too in a Myths thread

  Good read! Thanks Epoman! 

Our dialysis center does get money for the pull tabs, it's not near $200 a gallon jug, but it really helps for those that need a med and don't have the money for it, or those that need to pay a cab to get them to dialysis. I'll have to ask my social worker how much they do get for them, so I can post it here, and I also know that Ronald McDonald houses do sometimes use them cause I used to take mine there, and they had a big house with a slot in the roof on display in the hallway just for people to put their tabs in. I live in Ohio and Cleveland RMH took tabs, but Akron RMH didn't. I hope this helps.

Really? I wonder how many dialysis centers do this? And ya I have heard of Ronald McDonald house doing this! 

[paris]

My daughter works for a Ronald McDonald House. The recycling center gives them the full value of a soda can for just the pull tab. It is a valuable source and they incourage everyone to save tabs for them.