(Cheryl of the Clue Crew uses a magnet on a beverage can and a food can.)  In separating recyclables, a magnet is used because it will not attract aluminum, but will attract this metal, the main constituent of what we call tin cans
[DOC] [TLE] The 2016 MR Handbook - Tillamook County [PAR] Aug 2, 2010 ... difficult, particularly at the state or local level, but we can know how much 
material we put ... Then our discussion will shift to the legal framework for waste 
.... (about 3 percent more) are used to grow grain to feed food animals.