Ring Pulls For Wheelchairs Australia

2500 ring pulls 1 kg aluminium.

Ring pulls for wheelchairs australia.

Savcg abn 45480440312. Pull tabs for wheelchairs also known as pop tabs for wheelchairs is an initiative that encourages the public to collect the ring tab on the top of any standard aluminum drink cans and exchange them for a wheelchair however there are many questions and concerns surrounding this initiative. Any amputee is eligible. I started collecting ring pulls in 2001 fundraising for a wheelchairs charity ms wixon said.

During 2005 and 2006 churches schools and organisations in melbourne australia collected ring pulls from aluminium cans in the mistaken belief that the pulls were made of or contained titanium. Wheelchairs for kids a west australian volunteer run organisation builds wheelchairs for children all over the world and collects ring pulls to sell them as scrap metal and raise money for. Collect these and you can change it for a wheelchair i started to wonder whether this is an urban myth. There is no reason to separate the aluminium ring pull from.

The hoax claimed that the titanium ring pulls could be melted down to make wheelchairs in australia or prosthetic limbs in some third world. Amputations from birth defects chronic diabetes cancer snake bite as well as land mines and. It will only take a few seconds out of your lifetime to remove the ring pull from your can. Also there has noted events where the pull tabs for wheelchairs have fallen flat.

She recently swiped the can i had just finished and pull off the ring tab on top. The funds from this goes to rawcs in western australia and is then sent to thailand through reputable channels. The riverstone children have set themselves a target of 14 kilograms of ring pulls by the end of the year. 7 sets of joints are made from money paid for this 1 kg of ring pulls.

But it could mean a lifetime of difference for a limbless person. Many schools wishing to support our project collect only the ring pulls and not the cans for the reasons mentioned above. My mom is on a roll. The riverstone children have been collecting the metal ring pulls off the top of cans to submit to rotary of australia for the wheelchairs for kids program which makes wheelchairs for disadvantaged children in developing countries.

A considerable number of wheelchairs have been funded with money raised from the sale of scrap aluminium collected by supporters. The foundation closed down but the ring pulls were still coming in to me and i didn t know what. Aluminium ring pulls are a part of our recycling drive but it takes about 276 000 ring pulls at about 1 per kilo to raise the 100 to build a wheelchair.