If I used canned soup (I don't, I make from scratch) that can would get cleaned and go into my gardening supplies.
It's not that I'm trying to save the planet, hell, I want increased CO2 so plants grow better. I'm just very, very frugal.
/johnny
I get the Frugality thing.
I am still working full time so I admit to being lazy sometimes.
There was a time when I was first married that I tried to get my Wife to do the Frugality thing:
Each person in the household was to have their own Plate, Bowl, Cup and Silver. If they didn’t wash their own it would be dirty for the next meal. That didn’t fly.
So everyone just grabbed a clean one out of the Cupboard and threw their dirty stuff in the Sink. Let Mom wash it.
If things get real bad after I retire I could see having a cupboard full of Mason jars and soup cans for glasses.
Saving the resource of the metal in the can is good, But What is the cost of washing a can with potable water to just put it in the recycling? As long as we have plenty of water, I guess its OK.