Originally Posted by
staehpj1
Yeah, not so problematic at home, but possibly more so at the end of a tour in some cases. So far it hasn't been a problem for me though.
At home I wouldn't be shy about recycling it as "scrap metal" if I flattened it even if they didn't officially take them. At that point I'd say it was no longer a canister.
My foreign trips, I stayed at a hostel before I left the country and they either had a free shelf to leave it on or were happy to give it to a future guest that is looking for a canister.
I have nothing to add to what MSR said here:
https://www.msrgear.com/blog/recycli...pro-canisters/