Some people are quite curious about the question on how to recycle easy open end from tinplate can, aluminum can, metal can, composite can, plastic can and paper can. Here's an answer sharing with those people who are also wondering the same question!
1. TFS (Tin-Free Steel)/Tinplate Easy Open Ends
The most common steel easy open ends are made of TFS and tinplate. Both two kinds of easy open end can instead go inside a steel food can, folded so they don't fall out, and put it into the recyclable rubbish bin in a correct way.
2. Aluminum Easy Open Ends
Most aluminum easy open ends (e.g. champagne twists/wine/soft drink, etc) can be folded and placed inside an aluminum can (such as beer can, soft drink) to be recycled into the recyclable rubbish bin correctly. Just make sure that folded the can so they don’t fall out. And the aluminum bits and pieces can be also wrapped into the aluminum foil ball, which has to be nearly the size of a fist before recycling.
3. Remove Plastic Linings
Make sure to remove the plastic lining from the easy open end before you lifting the ring to open the can. Using the tops to cut it in half with sharp scissors and peeling out the plastic insert, which nees to go to landfill. This is suitable for many different metal lids, from beer easy open ends to oil and wine bottle lids.
4. How to distinguish the aluminum from the steel?
One way to distinguish the aluminum from the steel would be using the magnet, because magnet can stick and lift up steel but not aluminum.
Taking more time on learning how to recycle properly, then you'll take less wasting on dealing with waste metal lids! For more details about Hualong EOE, please contact vincent@hleoe.com.
Post time: Oct-21-2022
