Cans

Type of Can	Where to Recycle or Dispose
Aerosol	Household Hazardous Waste ; if empty, can be recycled in tin (or steel) can bins
Aluminum	Recycle
Gas and Diesel Cans (metal)	If empty and dry, metal gas cans can be recycled with scrap metal.
Paint cans	Once emptied and dry, these can go in the scrap metal bin at the Recycling Center or Trash Transfer Station for recycling. See Household Hazardous Waste pages for tips on disposing of water-based and/or oil-based paints and stains.
Tin Can	Recycle
Tin Lids (frequently found on glass jars)	Recycle in Tin Can Bin

Metal Cans

Includes: Metal Beverage Cans, Metal Bottle Caps and Lids, Metal Cans, Tin Containers

What to Recycle:
- Aluminum and tin cans, food cans, lids, and clean metal containers.
- Metal caps and lids are accepted—please remove them from jars and rinse before recycling.
Preparation Tips:
- Empty and rinse all containers to remove food residue.
- Sort into the appropriate bin: tin/steel is magnetic, aluminum is not.
Why it Matters:
- Metals are highly recyclable and can be reused infinitely. Recycling metal saves significant energy and natural resources.

Drop-off locations:

You can tell whether a can is aluminum or steel/tin with a magnet. The magnet won't stick to aluminum cans, like soda cans, but it will stick to steel/tin cans, like many soup and food cans.
Recycling metals is one of the easiest ways to save resources and protect the environment. The amount of energy saved differs by material, but almost all recycling processes achieve significant energy savings compared to virgin material production, according to the EPA.
For example, recycling of aluminum cans saves 95 percent of the energy required to make the same amount of aluminum from virgin sources. For each can recycled, this is enough energy to run a television or computer for three hours.