Depositing cans at a grocery store or selling them by the pound - what makes more?

Simply put if a state pays .05 per can that will exceed the amount of cans to make a pound . There are cans with no deposit so if I remember corect 16 arizona big type can equals a pound
smaller typical type need a few more
regardless .05 is double the price 16 to 18 cans to equal a pound
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There was a time I worked a trash job and 1500 cans per week happened . It was good money as cans and bottles did abound but it was work