1. Quality: Heavy duty and durable 16 gauge construction, steel body and joints that last a lifetime of crushing without breaking or warping. 2. How it works: The aluminum can crusher can crush 12oz and 16oz aluminum cans for easy recycling. Efficient one-handed recycling and reducing the size of large aluminum seltzer, soda, beer, water, pop pots, plastic bottles. 3. Design: Easy and safe soft grip tool that fully compresses the metal to about 20% of the original size, saving valuable storage space - Bottle opener is located at the bottom of the tool for easy access - Mounts vertically on wall studs with the included screws. 4. Uses: Effective one-handed recycling and trash crushing tool, reducing the size of large aluminum seltzer, soda, beer and pop jars - opens beer bottles and more. 5. Fun for the whole family: You'll find that manually crushing a can is also surprisingly fun and satisfyingly environmentally friendly, and it's a great way to introduce kids to conservation.