ASTM D5833-12

Standard Guide for Source Reduction Reuse, Recycling, or Disposal of Steel Cans

SIGNIFICANCE AND USE
This guide will familiarize public officials and business and industry managers with source reduction, reuse, recycling, or disposal of steel cans.
SCOPE
1.1 This guide provides general information to public officials and business and industry managers regarding the source reduction, reuse, recycling, or disposal of steel cans under 5-gal (wet) or 40-lb (dry) capacity. It presents a comprehensive overview of the steel can life cycle. Fivegallon pails and larger containers, up to 55-gal drums, will be in a separate guide due to their inherently different use and management when empty.
1.2 This standard does not purport to address all of the safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appropriate safety and health practices and determine the applicability of regulatory limitations prior to use.

General Information

• Status: Historical
• Publication Date: 31-Mar-2012
• ICS: 55.120 - Cans. Tins. Tubes
• Technical Committee: D10 - Packaging
• Drafting Committee: D10.19 - Sustainability & Recycling

Standards Content (Sample)

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Designation: D5833 − 12
Standard Guide for
Source Reduction Reuse, Recycling, or Disposal of Steel
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Cans
This standard is issued under the fixed designation D5833; the number immediately following the designation indicates the year of
original adoption or, in the case of revision, the year of last revision. A number in parentheses indicates the year of last reapproval. A
superscript epsilon (´) indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.
1. Scope 4. Significance and Use
1.1 This guide provides general information to public offi- 4.1 This guide will familiarize public officials and business
cials and business and industry managers regarding the source and industry managers with source reduction, reuse, recycling,
reduction, reuse, recycling, or disposal of steel cans under or disposal of steel cans.
5-gal (wet) or 40-lb (dry) capacity. It presents a comprehensive
overview of the steel can life cycle. Fivegallon pails and larger 5. Typical Steel Can Container Applications
containers, up to 55-gal drums, will be in a separate guide due
5.1 Food Cans—More than 90 % of metal food containers,
to their inherently different use and management when empty. 4
also known as sanitary cans, are made of steel (1). While they
1.2 This standard does not purport to address all of the have been commonly called “tin” cans, the tin coating on steel
safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the
sheet has become extremely thin as technology advanced. It
responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appro- has been supplemented or replaced by other alternative coat-
priate safety and health practices and determine the applica-
ings and treatments so that about one third of all steel cans are
bility of regulatory limitations prior to use. now made with tin-free steel (2). Steel food cans contain many
types of food products, such as meat, fruit, vegetables, soup,
2. Referenced Documents
infant formula, and pet food. (See Fig. 1.)
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5.1.1 Single-Serving or Home-Use Container—Steel food
2.1 ASTM Standards:
cans vary in size and style, in accordance with product and
A623 Specification for Tin Mill Products, General Require-
consumerrequirements.Cansizemayrangefromafewounces
ments
tothetypicalone-poundnetweightcontainerusedinthehome.
D5488 Terminology of Environmental Labeling of Packag-
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They are normally opened with an ordinary manual or electric
ing Materials and Packages (Withdrawn 2002)
canopener,butsomehavealuminumorsteeleasy-openlidsfor
E701 Test Methods for Municipal Ferrous Scrap
greater convenience to the consumer.
E702 Specification for Municipal Ferrous Scrap
5.1.2 Multi-Serving or Commercial/Institutional
E1134 Specification for Source-Separated Steel Cans (With-
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Container—Steel food cans are widely used in business and
drawn 2001)
institutional food service facilities and food manufacturing
plants. This includes 1-gal (#10) cans and oblong cans, such as
3. Summary of Guide
for olive oil.
3.1 Steel can container applications are described, including
5.2 Beverage Cans—Steel cans are widely used for juices
food, beverage, and general purpose. The processes for
and other non-carbonated beverage applications. They may
steelmaking, steel sheet production, and steel can manufactur-
also be used for beer or soft drinks. (See Fig. 1)
ing are discussed. The methods of source reduction, reuse,
5.2.1 Single-Serving Container—Steel beverage cans vary
recycling, or disposal of steel cans are explained.
insizeandstyle.The6-ozjuicecan,commonlyusedforschool
lunches, has a foil peel-off closure on the lid, although some
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now have an all-steel stay-on tab.
This guide is under the jurisdiction ofASTM Committee D10 on Packagingand
is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee D10.19 on Sustainability & Recycling.
5.2.2 Multi-Serving or Commercial/Institutional
Current edition approved April 1, 2012. Published May 2012. Originally
Container—Larger beverage containers, from 46 oz (#5) to 1
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approvedin1995.Lastpreviouseditionapprovedin1995asD5833–95 whichwas
gal (#10), are used for home, business, institutions, and food
withdrawn December 2003 and reinstated in April 2012. DOI: 10.1520/D5833-12
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contact ASTM Customer Service at [e-mail]. For Annual Book of ASTM
Standards volume information, refer to the standard’s Document Summary page on
the ASTM website.
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The last approved version of this historical standard is referenced on The boldface numbers in parentheses refer to the list of references at the end of
www.astm.org. this guide.
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