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There are two pieces to this answer. First an "empty" can still contains a small amount of chemicals under pressure. If punctured, crushed or rusted, the cans can leak these chemicals which then contaminates ground water. Second, cans last almost 'forever'... it takes a very long time for them to break down. But as they break down, the metal components also leech into ground water.

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