Designation:D5833−12StandardGuideforSourceReductionReuse,Recycling,orDisposalofSteelCans1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationD5833;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.1.Scope1.1Thisguideprovidesgeneralinformationtopublicoffi-cialsandbusinessandindustrymanagersregardingthesourcereduction,reuse,recycling,ordisposalofsteelcansunder5-gal(wet)or40-lb(dry)capacity.Itpresentsacomprehensiveoverviewofthesteelcanlifecycle.Fivegallonpailsandlargercontainers,upto55-galdrums,willbeinaseparateguideduetotheirinherentlydifferentuseandmanagementwhenempty.1.2Thisstandarddoesnotpurporttoaddressallofthesafetyconcerns,ifany,associatedwithitsuse.Itistheresponsibilityoftheuserofthisstandardtoestablishappro-priatesafetyandhealthpracticesanddeterminetheapplica-bilityofregulatorylimitationspriortouse.2.ReferencedDocuments2.1ASTMStandards:2A623SpecificationforTinMillProducts,GeneralRequire-mentsD5488TerminologyofEnvironmentalLabelingofPackag-ingMaterialsandPackages(Withdrawn2002)3E701TestMethodsforMunicipalFerrousScrapE702SpecificationforMunicipalFerrousScrapE1134SpecificationforSource-SeparatedSteelCans(With-drawn2001)33.SummaryofGuide3.1Steelcancontainerapplicationsaredescribed,includingfood,beverage,andgeneralpurpose.Theprocessesforsteelmaking,steelsheetproduction,andsteelcanmanufactur-ingarediscussed.Themethodsofsourcereduction,reuse,recycling,ordisposalofsteelcansareexplained.4.SignificanceandUse4.1Thisguidewillfamiliarizepublicofficialsandbusinessandindustrymanagerswithsourcereduction,reuse,recycling,ordisposalofsteelcans.5.TypicalSteelCanContainerApplications5.1FoodCans—Morethan90%ofmetalfoodcontainers,alsoknownassanitarycans,aremadeofsteel(1).4Whiletheyhavebeencommonlycalled“tin”cans,thetincoatingonsteelsheethasbecomeextremelythinastechnologyadvanced.It...
