This Wednesday is a red Wednesday, which means trash and recycling pickup. Please make sure you pick up containers after pickup tomorrow night. They do not belong on the sidewalk after tomorrow night.

In order to take your recycling to the next level, read this: 10 ways to improve your recycling.

Alright, VCU students, let’s talk cans. First of all, you can get paid for collecting and turning in your aluminum cans. And restricted supply to keep aluminum prices elevated in Q3 2014, says the headline. Lately, that means around .50 to .55 for a pound of aluminum cans. A 16 gallon bag of cans gets you around $5. You can turn your nose up if you want, but that means pocket money for (more) beer. Personally, I go right across the Lee Bridge to Pocket Money Recycling to turn my cans in, but certainly there are other places around town.

And there are good reasons to recycle aluminum cans:

So, please, recycle your cans, don’t just throw them away in your trash.