Tin cans, or more accurately tin-plated steel cans, have developed a sizable collection and recycling infrastructure in North America. Initially, tin can scrap was sent to "detinners" who would strip the valuable tin coating from the steel can scrap and send the detinned scrap into a steel mill. With a drop in tin prices and a declining percentage of tin in the mix, detinning has fallen out of favor. The lowering of the tin percentage in scrap cans has also allowed the steel mills to use this metal directly, without it first being detinned.

We currently purchase post consumer and new tin can bales or bundles in North America. The cans should be compacted into a tight enough bale that they can be unloaded with a magnet crane without falling apart. Pricing has swung from $0 to upwards of $150 per long ton FOB over the past few years. So, please send us an e-mail and we will gladly provide a current price.  We can arrange freight from your location for full trailer loads of material.

We do not purchase tin from individual or retail at our New Jersey location.

Tin can bales are not an export item due to their low value relative to freight.

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