Throw away? It looks like an ice cold beer ready to be tasted. :) Very nice shot. The lighting is excellent. If you rotated the can every so slightly, this would also have made a really nice "Product" shot. Congrats on a nice image.
It's a lovely photo (and I like the border), but it looks too clean to be garbage... it could be a promo shot from the alcohol company, enticing you to buy their beverage! Only the caption suggests that it's garbage - not a strong enough link in my view. Challenge theme aside, a very nice image - well done.
Very nice; crisp and clear, details on the can are sharp and although it's a teeny bit blown out in places there is still detail in the snow. I like the central composition. This one should rank fairly high, top 10 I'd say. Nice job.
One improvement may be to get the can's open mouth in the shot. That's the only way to tell that it has been used and that it is indeed garbage. As is, it could almost be a refreshing ad for budweiser!
It would've been better had I seen the other side where the can is open...this could easily be a product shot with some more editing. I like it...but it doesn't scream garbage as much as an open ended can would've. 6