MRFs and Municipalities

Paper cans in the recycling stream mean more steel and paper for your business.

Paper Cans Can:

Maintain Bale Quality

Avoid Landfill Costs

Money

Be Cost-Effective

Don't throw away valuable resources.

Separate the myths from the facts about recycling paper cans.

Myth

Paper cans could affect the quality of my bales.

Fact

Audit findings have shown that paper cans make up less than 2% of the weight of a steel bale.

Recycling Rates for Paper Cans On the Rise

Access rate is the percentage of Americans with access to recycling programs that accept paper cans with steel bottoms.

2024

Approximate Weighted Access by Total Population within Regions

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Map of the recycling rates of paper cans across the United States
There is no access in Hawaii, Alaska, Washington or Montana.

We can help get paper cans into your recycling program!

If you’re part of an MRF or municipality, let us share the facts and figures about adding paper cans to your “accepted materials” list. We’ve run dozens of trials showing that paper cans increase sellable material and don’t affect bale quality.