Sustainability

Why steel is the ultimate recycled product

The inherent properties of steel allow for infinite recyclability with zero loss of integrity from one product to the next. Steel is magnetic, so it's easy to recover from household waste, and steelmaking efficiencies keep reducing the scrap generated per ton produced.

• Steel cans are 100% and infinitely recyclable.
• New steel made with recycled cans reduces greenhouse-gas emissions by 75%.*
• The overall steel-can recycling rate is 71%, and cans today weigh 33% less than 25 years ago.*
• Steel cans make food safer with 100% contamination protection — and canned food is less likely to be wasted.
• A steel food container can be reimagined into roof shingles — steel's uses are constantly renewed.

Sustainability at our facilities

• Intercompany skid recycling program.
• Reuse of packaging material / lean packaging program.
• All operational "waste" recycled and/or repurposed.
• Reusable shipping mats in all trucks to reduce waste.
• Food-grade hydraulic oils and greases on machinery; managed industrial chemical disposal.
• Processing efficiencies that maximize yield and repurpose scrap.

* Figures sourced from cancentral.com/foodcans (carried from the current site — confirm before go-live).