How to Recycle Tuna Fish Cans and Canned Veggie Cans
More and more people are incorporating recycling into their lifestyles. One thing they are focusing on is what to do with empty tuna fish and vegetable cans. Once you have cleaned the empty cans, you have a few different choices on how to recycle the cans instead of throwing them away.
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Instructions
Things You'll Need
- Empty tuna fish cans
- Empty vegetable cans
- Recycling bins
- Spray paint
- Dried flowers
- Hammer
- Nail
- Plastic lids
- Dirt
- Plants
- Water
- Votive candles
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Curbside Pickup and Drop-Off Centers
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Wash tuna fish cans and vegetable cans in hot soapy water as soon as you empty them. Rinse cans with hot water. Pour out the water. Allow the cans to dry. Place each lid inside each can so the lid lies flat. Push the lid all the way to the bottom of the can. Removing the label from the can is not necessary.
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Place the empty cans in a recycling bin used to collect cans and other metal food and beverage containers. Do not mix metal containers with glass containers.
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Place the recycling bin at the curb on days designated for curbside pick up in your area or take the cans to the nearest open recycling drop-off site where you live.
Crafting With Cans
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Wash the empty cans in hot soapy water. Rinse the cans and allow them to dry. Place the lids in recycling bins with other recyclable metals.
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Spray-paint the outside of three cans with a color that matches your decor. Use the empty cans for storing pencils, pens and markers in your office. Place a large can on your kitchen counter to store wooden spoons and spatulas. Store measuring spoons in smaller cans.
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Leave decorative labels on cans and use them as vases or planters. Place dried flowers in an empty can and use it as a centerpiece. Poke drainage holes in the bottom of an empty can, using a hammer and nail. Place a plastic lid --- a little larger than the diameter of the can --- under the can to protect the surface under the can. Fill the can with dirt. Plant a small flower or houseplant in the can. Add water.
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Use tuna fish cans as votive candle holders. Fill three clean tuna fish cans half full of water. Place a votive candle in each can so they float on the water. Arrange the cans on your table in a decorative arrangement or place them on a pretty platter before lighting the votive candles.
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Tips & Warnings
Check with your local zoning office, park commission or in the yellow pages under recycling or waste management to learn when and where to place bins at the curb or to find drop-off sites where you can take your cans for recycling.
Purchase storage bins specifically made for storing metal recyclables at a department or hardware store. You may also contact your local public works or code enforcement department to find out if certain bins are required and where you can obtain them.
Use caution when working with metal can lids that have sharp edges.
Do not leave burning votive candles unattended.
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