Do I need to separate steel and aluminium cans before recycling?
Both aluminium and steel cans can be recycled and most recycling centres and points accept both types of cans. Usually it is not necessary to separate cans before you put them into your kerbside container or local recycling point, but this depends on the guidelines within your local authority. To find out what type of cans you can recycle and how they are collected in your area, please visit the Recycle section ofSort It.To identify whether a can is aluminium or steel, check the can for the aluminium or steel symbol. Aluminium cans have a shiny base. You can also hold a magnet to a can to identify which metal it is made from a steel can will stick, but an aluminium can will not.
