What seemed like a fluke to Thomas Paul Althaus seven years ago is a steadily growing business that transforms used tin cans into earrings, cuff bracelets, necklaces and other jewelry. The company, ...

Tin cans are actually the perfect item to upcycle and turn into something brand new and unique. TikToker @makinghomematter recently shared one cute way to upcycle old tin cans and we're obsessed.

Soda cans can be repurposed to create storage containers for your desk, craft table, and junk drawer. Reuse leftover pop cans on your porch or patio, as a silverware caddy, a natural bird feeder, or ...

Thrifting is an economical way to find vintage and rare products, like tinware. These metal items are typically made of tinplate, a combination of steel and tin. While first appearing as early as the ...

To replace the 1.6% of a tin can which is really war-precious tin, two new substitutes have recently been developed. Both are nonmetallic, both are practical, but neither is yet in commercial ...

Recyclers rejoice: The city of Tulsa is now accepting tin and metal food cans as part of its curbside recycling program. That means tuna fish cans, soup cans and other food cans commonly found in ...

The Commerce Department has officially declared a trade war on cheap tin cans. Last week, the department gave a green light to placing new tariffs on tinplate steel—the metal used to manufacture tin ...

The Tulip Food Company has developed a new, light, easy to open, long-life packaging that may herald the end of the ubiquitous tin can, that is already facing tough competition from cardboard. The new ...

The creative team has made a wide array of artistic projects ranging from miniature steam boats to children’s pinwheels. Marc (aka ‘Tinplate Dad”) began working in this medium about 15 years ago, ...

Q–I prefer grapefruit juice to orange juice as a morning beverage, but have often wondered whether, because it is so acid, I am getting dangerous amounts of tin when I buy the canned variety. Why ...