Tin cans are like air; they're all around us. Most families go through several cans each week, while some of use that many day in, day out. Instead of recycling every single one of those cans, put a ...

Here are a few ideas if you tin cans lying around the house and are clueless about how to put them to use... Used tin cans often spark the interest of kids as they generally look to turn them into pen ...

Not since the advent of the tin can telephone have we seen such an ingenious use for cast-off cans! Designer and recent graduate of Northumbria University Jack Bresnahan has created a set of nine lids ...

Tin cans are one of many supposed single-use items you can upcycle in multiple creative ways. Instead of tossing them in the ...

The co-founder and CEO of the Seattle startup has a "viral" hit on his hands as he throws an analog landline to parents ...

If you’ve chucked a can of tomatoes into your dinner and you’re about to pop the empty tin in the recycling, stop right there. You can rinse it, but you'd better keep hold of it so you can use it for ...

IF one were searching for examples of the old and new to illustrate the swift changes of our common life through the past century, he need not look beyond the oldest business in the world — retail ...

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 ...

Last week tin plate production boomed up to 100% of capacity—highest level in its 40 years of history. But not since the trust-forming days of William Bateman Leeds, the one & only tin plate king, has ...

If you missed the Jan. 19 celebration of National Tin Can Day, well, rest assured, I celebrated the day, designed to give this taken-for-granted product a little respect as well as encourage recycling ...