title: Steel can recycling: how to cut costs and support the environment.
abstract: This is the first in a series of three articles regarding steel can recycling from foodservice operations of healthcare facilities. This article highlights the benefits of recycling and how steel is recycled across the country; the second will focus on the basic methods of recycling steel cans, and will include information on conducting a waste audit and negotiating with a hauler; the final article will convey a case history of actual foodservice recycling practice from a healthcare facility.
authors.affiliation: Steel Recycling Institute, USA.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Crawford
mesh_terms: D003247:Conservation of Natural Resources / Q000191:economics* / Q000639:trends; D017046:Cost Savings; D005511:Food Handling / Q000191:economics / Q000379:methods* / Q000592:standards; D018857:Food Packaging / Q000191:economics / Q000379:methods; D005522:Food Services / Q000191:economics / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000639:trends; D006268:Health Facilities / Q000191:economics; D058016:Health Facility Administration; D012037:Refuse Disposal / Q000191:economics / Q000379:methods* / Q000592:standards; D013232:Steel / Q000600:supply & distribution*; D014481:United States