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title: "What Happens to Milk Powder Cans Recycled for 60 Yuan?"
description: "Recently, mothers are again discussing how to dispose of empty milk powder cans, advising to damage them before discarding and avoid high-price recycling to prevent counterfeiters. Industry insiders say some physical stores recycle cans as a marketing tactic."
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# What Happens to Milk Powder Cans Recycled for 60 Yuan?

> Recently, mothers are again discussing how to dispose of empty milk powder cans, advising to damage them before discarding and avoid high-price recycling to prevent counterfeiters. Industry insiders say some physical stores recycle cans as a marketing tactic.

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Recently, in some mothers' circles, there has been heated discussion about how to dispose of empty milk powder cans. The advice is to damage the cans before throwing them away and not to participate in high-price recycling, to avoid giving counterfeiters an opportunity. Industry insiders say that some physical stores recycle empty cans as a marketing tactic.
At the end of last year, many mothers encountered offers to recycle empty milk powder cans at high prices, with some offers reaching 60 yuan.
Additionally, many mothers saw on social media platforms like WeChat Moments and QQ groups that many milk powder merchants offered trade-in deals where empty cans could be used to offset the purchase price of new milk powder, with discounts ranging from a dozen to dozens of yuan.
******Worried about unscrupulous merchants using empty cans for counterfeiting, mothers either damage them or repurpose them******
"I don't know when I saw a report saying that someone might use real milk powder cans to sell fake milk powder. Although I'm not sure if the information is true, it feels terrifying," a reporter randomly asked several young mothers, and one of them said she had previously encountered someone offering high prices to recycle empty milk powder cans.
Many mothers said that now mothers in QQ groups are spreading the word to each other: before discarding milk powder cans, they must be cut or crushed to prevent them from falling into the hands of unscrupulous merchants. They also urge all mothers not to be tempted by small gains and sell the cans.
Some mothers also believe that if a formal channel for recycling milk powder cans could be established, it would be very environmentally friendly. "These iron cans can be completely recycled. As long as they are strictly disinfected, it is quite environmentally friendly. But this is just an ideal state; most are recycled by individuals to make fake milk powder!"
For the piles of empty milk powder cans accumulated at home, many mothers also shared their repurposing experiences. "Besides using them to store beans like soybeans and black beans, they can also be transformed into small stools for babies or small potted plants to decorate the home."
******Industry insiders: Some physical stores recycle empty cans as a marketing tactic******
Regarding the "recycling of empty milk powder cans," after interviewing several milk powder manufacturers, it was learned that they have never recycled empty cans. However, distribution companies such as some stores and supermarkets may recycle a small number for in-store display, because some imported milk powders are relatively expensive and displaying them outside might be unsafe.
Inquiries were made to customer service staff of brands like Abbott and Beingmate. Several staff members all said they have never recycled empty cans. One staff member explained, "Our cans are for single use, and the opening is designed as a pull-tab type to prevent reuse."
An industry insider said that most imported brands use very advanced sealing technology for their can openings, including designs to prevent reuse. Even if lawbreakers want to counterfeit, the cost would be very high.
Some physical stores recycle milk powder cans as a promotional tactic devised by regional marketing staff of dairy companies, essentially an indirect price adjustment. Recycling cans not only effectively boosts terminal sales but also allows many empty cans to be distributed to physical stores for display. Empty cans are cheap for display and not at risk of theft.
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