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RMHCK Pull Tab Program

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Why Pull Tabs?Pull tabs are easy to collect and store and are less messy than collecting the entirecan. Not to mention, there is more concentrated aluminum in pull tabs than in thecan itself! Our commercial recycling partner weighs the tabs then provides us with acheck to help support families.Getting StartedDesignate a clean container for your collection. Re-use and recycle whateveryou can find: coffee cans, milk jugs, paper or plastic bags, etc. Decorate it withour container label or get creative and make it your own! You can also stop byour House and pick up a cardboard pull tab house.1.Post our Pull Tab Flyer to share information with your family, community, office,or school.2.Once you've filled up your container, drop off your pull tabs at RMHCK, 3.550 S. First Street, Louisville, KY 40202, any day of the week from 9 am to 7 pm. How Do Pull Tabs Help?Every year, families and groups collect over 5 million tabs to help raise dollars and awareness for our mission to provide the home and support that allows families to stay together while they focus on the healing of their sick children at a critical time. Fun FactsWe receive an average of $0.30 per lb.Each pound is about 1,267 pull tabs.A gallon size bag of pull tabs equates to ~2.5 lbs.Approximately 63,360 pull tabs = 1 mile.For more information, contactKatie Shipley, Volunteer Coordinator katie@rmhck.org or 502.371.1442PULL TAB PROGRAMCollecting pull tabs (or pop-tabs) is an easy and fun way to raise awareness aboutRonald McDonald House Charities of Kentuckiana (RMHCK) and support the familieswe serve. Every time you pull a tab off, it gives you the opportunity to explain tothose around you why you save those little pieces of aluminum.550 S First Street, Louisville, KY 40202 | 502.581.1416 | rmhck.org

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Collecting pull tabs (or pop tabs) is an easy and fun way to raise awarenessabout Ronald McDonald House Charities of Kentuckiana (RMHCK) andsupport the families we serve. RMHCK recycles aluminum pull tabs for revenue to help provide servicesfor families of seriously ill or injured children. Thousands of dollars areraised each year through this recycling effort!LITTLE THINGS MAKE A BIG DIFFERENCE.550 S First Street, Louisville, KY 40202 | 502.581.1416 | rmhck.org Collect aluminum pull tabsfrom drink cans!Drop-off pull tabs atRonald McDonald House Charities of Kentuckiana 550 S. First Street, Louisville, KY 40202PULL TAB PROGRAM

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