Sustainable Packaging You Can Feel Good About
Which Bin
Makes Sense?
Paper cans belong in the recycling bin where their materials can be reclaimed and reused leading to significant environmental impacts compared to landfilling the same containers
Recycling Bin
Collection and Transportation
On, average, 32% of municipal solid waste is recycled in the United States, with materials recovery facilities playing a crucial role in sorting recyclables. 7
Trash Bin
Collection and Transportation
Landfills are the third largest source of methane in the United States, with the decomposition of organic waste contributing significantly to greenhouse gas emissions. 8
Recycling Bin
Material Processing
Recycling steel saves 60-74% of the energy needed to produce steel from raw materials and recycling one ton of paper can save 17 trees and 7,000 gallons of water. 9
Trash Bin
Landfill Disposal
Landfilling steel-bottomed paper cans misses the opportunity to recycle steel, a material that can be recycled indefinitely without loss of quality
Recycling Bin
Manufacturing New Products
Recycling a million paper cans has the same environmental benefit as saving 5,000 liters of gasoline or driving 31,000 fewer miles a year.2
Trash Bin
Landfill Disposal
Placing paper cans in your trash bin for landfilling increases greenhouse gas warming potential by 24%. 2
the recycling process
How Do You Recycle Paper Cans?
Step One
Throw away the plastic or foil seal.
Step Two
When you're done with the product, toss the plastic top in the recycling bin.
Step Three
Put the entire empty can in the recycling bin.
Don’t Throw Away Valuable Resources.
Separate the myths from the facts about recycling paper cans.
Paper cans will just end up in a landfill, even if I place them in my recycling bin.
Over a dozen sortation trials have proven that paper cans sent through the recycling stream will be properly recycled and not end up in landfills.