Roanoke Times
Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: SATURDAY, July 28, 1990 TAG: 9007280142
SECTION: VIRGINIA PAGE: A-10 EDITION: METRO
SOURCE: Ed Shamy
DATELINE: LENGTH: Short
Pepsi-Cola, which bottles near Hollins, has long been using steel containers - except for specific markets that request otherwise.
Pepsis served in Christiansburg and Blacksburg, for example, are in aluminum cans. Virginia Tech demanded the aluminum containers when it awarded its lucrative vending machine contract.
Pepsi in Covington, too, is in aluminum.
Almost all beer comes in aluminum.
Diet Coke and caffeine-free Coke are still in aluminum cans.
Dr Pepper, Slice, Mountain Dew, Sprite, Mello Yello, Pepsi, Diet Pepsi and Coke Classic are in steel cans.
Can't remember that?
There are ways to tell the difference between steel and aluminum cans:
The easiest way is to hold a magnet against the side of the can. Steel is drawn to the magnet; aluminum is not.
Look at the bottom of two cans - the shiny bottom is steel, the dulled finish is aluminum.
Or try crushing one. Steel is heavier and harder to crush.
Finally, sell it. The aluminum will sell for about six times the amount of the steel.
***CORRECTION***
Published correction ran on July 31, 1990\ Correction
Because of a reporter's error, a story in Saturday's paper incorrectly described a way to tell steel cans from aluminum cans. Steel soft-drink cans have dulled bottoms. Aluminum cans have shiny bottoms.
Memo: correction