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Where can crushed aluminum cans be redeemed?  — Hal H., via email Hal, at a rate of 10 cents per can, we understand your desire to redeem all your beverage containers. Although you can’t include crushed cans in your BottleDrop green or "easy drop" bags, you can redeem them inside the BottleDrop Redemption Center, 1179 Stowe Ave., Medford, after they have been inspected by an employee, said Jules Bailey, Oregon Beverage Recycling Cooperative’s chief stewardship officer. “We need to look at the can to make sure it hasn’t been machine crushed,” Bailey said, adding that there have been instances when people tried to redeem cans that had already been put through a reverse vending machine and redeemed. “In most cases, we will accept (the crushed cans),” he said. Of course, you can always put them in your curbside recycling cart. However, that means you will be forfeiting those dimes. Send questions to “Since You Asked,” Mail Tribune Newsroom, P.O. Box 1108, Medford, OR 97501; by fax to 541-776-4376; or by email to [email protected] . We’re sorry, but the volume of questions received prevents us from answering all of them.