Can Recycling

Many of the food and drink products we buy are packaged in cans made from either aluminium or steel and both of these materials can be recycled after we have finished with them to make either new cans or other products.   Most people call them “tin cans,” but the containers your green beans come in are mostly made of steel. The term “tin” comes from the fact that these cans have a micro-thin coating of tin inside, to protect the flavor and prevent the can from corroding.   Steel can also be recycled time and time again without loss of quality; by simply recycling our steel cans we can conserve non-renewable fossil fuels, reduce the consumption of energy and the emission of gasses like carbon dioxide into the atmosphere.   Recycling aluminium uses only around 5% of the energy and emissions needed to make it from the raw material bauxite. The metal can be recycled time and time again without loss of properties, so getting the aluminium recycling habit is one of the best things we can do for the environment.   From Cooldrink Cans to Soup Cans, Veggie Cans , Coffee Cans etc. – Cans are 100% recyclable and we could drastically reduce the energy needed to produce brand new cans simply by recycling our empties.