When I was a girl scout leader we did this for a fundraiser. It was 1 of our largest $ makers. All the cans had to be crushed. I have a very large garage and we would store them in trash cans until we got alot. My dad was a sweetheart and would take them to the place for me. I filled out paperwork for being a non profit group and the place that we went to gave us 5 cents more per lb. When I stopped being a leader the new leader keep this going. Another parent started taking the cans to the same place. The troop makes a few hundred $ a year off collecting cans.
My dad still collects cans for himsefl and puts the money away for his hunting trips. So our cans now go to grandpop and his mini vacations.