Same. We used to collect cans, and whenever we filled up several trash bags worth, we'd drive to a can return machine in a parking lot. We'd press a button on

Same. We used to collect cans, and whenever we filled up several trash bags worth, we'd drive to a can return machine in a parking lot. We'd press a button on the machine, and it would come to life. We'd then dump cans in a funnel, and coins would come out of a coin return. Now that I think about it, even when I was a kid, I don't recall ever seeing another machine like it. Edit, it looked like this: https://old.reddit.com/r/Dallas/comments/ljr0sa/where_can_i_recycle_my_crushed_cans_for_any/ https://old.reddit.com/r/Dallas/comments/ljr0sa/where_can_i_...