Wondering what Maxwell House coffee cans are made out of? The coffee brand stopped using the metal cans for coffee packaging in favor of a responsible paperboard composite container in 2014. This applies to the standard 11.5 ounce can. The bigger 30 ounce canister is made of plastic. The new Maxwell house composite is a resealable can of ground coffee, not whole beans.
Sonoco’s composite containers can be recycled, and a lot of consumers save the emptied canisters to reuse for all kinds of household applications.
The Maxwell House coffee brand canister is produced by Sonoco. According to Packaging Digest, “The can itself is spiral-wound from 100-percent recycled paperboard and includes a high-barrier liner.”
The resealable flavor lock lid uses Sonoco’s high-performance patented plastic closure technology called Sealclick. The container also uses Sonoco’s Ultraseal membrane end, which is responsible for the hermetic seal with a unique valve to let out the pressure that can build up inside of coffee packages.
Unlike the traditional coffee can shape, which includes divots that warp and bend the image printed on the can, the look of the new maxwell house container provides a smooth surface for printing.
Now you know that Maxwell House left the traditional coffee “tin” behind in 2014 in favor of the new paperboard composite canister.
The 1 lb canister is made of plastic.