Can I Recycle Pringles Cans?

Second only to Lay’s with Ruffles nipping at its heals, Pringles’ 2017 sales hit a whopping $549.7 million according to statista.com.

According to mentalfloss.com, Pringles, which have been around for about 4 decades, are sold in over 140 countries and don’t show any signs of slowing down in popularity or sales.

While there are about 29 flavors of the snack on shelves here in the United States not counting special and limited edition runs, the rest of the world has tasted an entirely different spectrum of Pringles, like seaweed (which are, of course green), grilled shrimp (coming out of the can a light pink) and soft-shell crab.

Pringles come in cylindrical cans that are both innovative and practical.  While 50 percent of each Pringles can is made from recycled material, these cardboard and metal cans are, unfortunately, non-recyclable. And since they're a favorite snack item for billions of people, that means they are a large contributor to landfill waste.

Since Pringles cans are not recyclable, the best way to handle the packaging of one of the most popular snacks is to reuse or upcycle them.  At chasinggreen.org  you’ll find some interesting ways to reuse and repurpose these iconic cylindrical cans.

Regardless of what treasure you find to make out of a Pringles can when you are done eating the second most popular chip sold, consider reusing them before landfilling them.

For more information on recycling visit www.wasteawaygroup.com.