While these small items pose a challenge, recycling is not impossible! First, you'll need to use a magnet to group together steel (magnetic) and aluminum (not magnetic). Once sorted, these caps can be placed in a can and squeezed shut to the caps won't escape.
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Most items smaller than a credit card shouldn't be recycled since they'll fall through screening equipment.
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