STALLION Guides on cans and PET bottles
What they weigh, how to prepare them, where they go after you sell them, and what the rules say. Each guide lists its sources.
Aluminium cans
- What is UBC scrap?UBC means used beverage cans. Here is what that means, how the cans are recycled, and how to sell yours in Dehradun.
- How many aluminium cans make a kilo?Can makers publish the weights. Used cans from real bins come out heavier, and that changes the count.
- Should you crush aluminium cans before recycling?Online advice contradicts itself because plants sort cans in different ways. What applies to you depends on who handles yours.
- Do old cans really become new cans?Some do. A 2025 industry report counted where recycled cans end up, and the answer is less tidy than the slogans.
- Why more of India is drinking from cansBrewers say demand is shifting from bottles to cans faster than factories can keep up. Every can sold becomes a can to collect.
PET bottles
- How to recycle PET bottles in DehradunWhat PET is, how to spot it, how it is recycled, and how to sell your empty bottles in Dehradun.
- PET bottles: caps, labels and coloursThree small choices change how well a bottle recycles, and recyclers have a position on each.
- Where do recycled PET bottles go in India?A large share goes into fibre for cushions and clothes. A smaller share goes back into bottles, and that share is growing.
Rules, comparisons and Dehradun
- Where to sell cans and PET bottles in DehradunA local kabadiwala, a doorstep collector, or an NGO programme. What each is good at, and the questions worth asking.
- India's 2026 plastic rules and PET bottlesA March 2026 amendment sets recycled-content targets for bottles and other rigid packaging.
- Waste rules for bars, restaurants and cafes, 2026The 2026 solid waste rules apply from 1 April. They cover segregation, bulk generators and dry waste like cans and bottles.
- Can, PET bottle or glass: which is better?Every industry has a study showing its own packaging wins. The numbers differ by who paid for them and what they count.