The average aluminum beverage can weighs 14 grams. 1 pound is 454 grams. that means about 32-1/2 cans per pound. My last pile of scrap aluminum sold for $.40 per pound. That makes a can worth about 1.2 cents. When I looked at the auction the price was $4550.00. Divided by 1.2 cents per can gives 379,166 cans. You'd better start drinking right now!
