ADVICE FOR RECOVERY

Completely empty the can.

Dispose of cans in selective recycling containers (preferably a specific recycling container for cans) or sell them to the extensive network of existing recovery agents.

Flatten cans as much as possible by hand or using one of the small mechanical presses that are available on the market (this considerably reduces transport and handling costs).

Cans should never be thrown on the ground nor thrown into wastepaper baskets or litter bins as this will lead to them finding their way onto the rubbish tip with the result that energy and raw materials will be wasted unnecessarily.

Do not throw rubbish into recycling containers specifically for cans, as this makes recycling more costly.

Choose packaging and containers that are possible to recycle at present (in the case of aluminium cans and tins recycling is a real possibility).

Choose cans that do not have a lot of metallic-type lacquer on them, as these create less pollution when being melted down.

Do not waste any form of packaging or part of a container however small it may be. In other words, recycle aluminium foil along with cans, cleaned food trays, aerosol canisters, etc.

Products to be recycled should never be put into the recycling containers inside plastic bags as this makes the recycling process more difficult.

Educate the people around you. Make them understand the advantages of every-day ecology.