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10+ Reasons to Cans Steel cans are infinitely recyclable More than 160 million consumers across the U.S. have access to steel can recycling Steel cans are magnetic making them easy to separate for recycling Canned food helps prevent food waste Canned food often provides nutrients at a lower cost than fresh, frozen and dried forms The canning process preserves food naturally Sources: Kapica, et. al., Journal of Nutrition and Food Sciences, 2012 Steel Market Development Institute Can Manufacturers Institute Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Journal of Consumer Affairs Michigan State University Study Oregon State University Study Steel Recycling Institute UC Davis Studies University of Chicago Study Canned produce is nutritionally on par with fresh and frozen options, and in some cases, even better There are more than 1,500 canned food varieties including fruits, vegetables, beans, seafood, lean proteins, soup, stews, etc. Food cans are traceable thanks to can codes Food cans seal in freshness, flavor and nutrition and protects food from outside contaminants Steel cans are the most recycled food package in the U.S. More than 70% of steel cans are recycled annually Canned food provides convenient, affordable nutrition

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Page 1: 10+ Reasons to Cans - mealtime.org

10+ Reasons to CansSteel cans are

infinitely recyclable

More than 160million consumersacross the U.S. haveaccess to steel can recycling

Steel cans are magneticmaking them easy toseparate for recycling

Canned food helps preventfood waste

Canned food oftenprovides nutrients at a lower cost than fresh,frozen and dried forms

The canning processpreserves food naturally

Sources: Kapica, et. al., Journal of Nutrition and Food Sciences, 2012Steel Market Development InstituteCan Manufacturers InstituteCenters for Disease Control and PreventionJournal of Consumer Affairs

Michigan State University StudyOregon State University StudySteel Recycling InstituteUC Davis StudiesUniversity of Chicago Study

Canned produce is nutritionallyon par with fresh and frozen options,and in some cases, even better

There are more than 1,500 canned foodvarieties including fruits, vegetables, beans,

seafood, lean proteins, soup, stews, etc.

Food cans are traceable thanks to can codes

Food cans seal infreshness, flavor and

nutrition and protectsfood from outside

contaminants

Steel cans are the mostrecycled food package

in the U.S.

More than 70% of steel cansare recycled annually

Canned foodprovides convenient,affordable nutrition