Pull tabs
Pull Tabs
Collecting the pull-tabs from cans is an easy and fun way to support the Ronald McDonald House Charities of Eastern Iowa.

The pull-tabs collected at the Ronald McDonald House of Iowa City are shipped to a recycling center for processing. RMHC of Eastern Iowa receives money from the recycling center based on how many pounds of pull-tabs get delivered. Annually the pull-tab collection program generates over $12,000 to support services for the families and children that RMHC of Eastern Iowa serves. Every pull-tab saved helps!
2011-2012 Elementary School Pull-Tab Contest
Updated January 26, 2012
Amana Elementary - 17
Aquin Catholic - 30
Bosco System Catholic School - 0
Buford Garner Elementary - 0
Cardinal Elementary - 270
Central Lutheran - 0
Central (Erkstrand) Elementary - 135
Clear Creek Elementary - 0
Denver Elementary - 0
Erskine Elementary - 0
Grant Early Childhood Center - 0
HLV Community - 193
Holy Family Schools - 0
Hoover Elementary - 45
Janesville CSD - 0
Jesup Elementary - 0
Lakeview Elemenary - 60
Lisbon Community School - 78
Lone Tree Elementary - 0
Lowell Elementary - 0
Madison Elementary - 0
North Bend Elementary - 95
North-Linn Elementary - 0
North Fayette Elementary - 305
Norway Elementary - 289
Orange Elementary - 0
Penn Elementary - 78
Roosevelt Elementary - 25
St. Edward Elementary - 18
Taylor Elementary - 40
Tipton Elementary - 14
Van Buren Elementary - 157
WACO Elementary - 40
Weber Elementary - 0
West Branch Hoover Elementary - 40
Westfield Elementary - 62
Wickham Elementary - 55
Wright Elementary - 0
Total so far of 1,626 pounds of pull-tabs!
If your school is interested in participating in the pull-tab contest, please contact Beth Pfohl at 319-356-8302 or pfohle@healthcare.uiowa.edu
Attention teachers: Click on the documents below for lesson plan ideas and an educational packet based on collecting pull-tabs. Also find information about pull-tabs and their value to the Ronald McDonald House.
- All about pull tabs (360 KB)
- Lesson Plan Ideas (82 KB)
- Pull Tab Measurements & Equivalents (6 KB)
- Pull-tab Educational Packet (1.47 MB)



