Can steel and aluminum cans be recycled together?

Question

I have heard different things and want to know if the different metals can be "tossed" in the same recycling bin.

Answer 1

the recycle bins for metals is meant for all different kinds of metals. For the sorting out of the different kinds of metals, ( in this case steel and aluminium), the workers will use an electro-magnet to separate the 2. Steel is magnetic

Answer 2

yes they can be recycled... and different metals have different melting points for which they can be separated from same recycling bin...

Answer 3

almost always you can put them together.

they are really easy to separate, with an electro-magnet.

in our town, everything that we recycle goes into the same bin, and the recycler separates them.

AND, pays the town $1m a year for the privilege, which he makes back on the aluminum cans.

Answer 4

When they recycle cans they use a magnet to separate the the steel from the aluminum.  Aluminum cans usually have a deposit on them that you could get back, tossing them in with the regular steel cans is stupid.