Tins and cans
How to recycle
Food tins and drinks cans are made of metal, which is widely recycled. Here’s some tips for recycling:
- Empty and rinse – left over food and liquid can end up ruining your recycling
- Leave labels on – they’ll come off during the recycling process
- Leave metal lids on glass containers (e.g. metal jam jar lids) These are made from a different type of metal to cans, tins and aerosols, so they’re recycled in a different way. By keeping these lids on glass jars and bottles, you’ll help reduce the risk of them getting lost during the sorting process
A quick guide to metal recycling
You can recycle
- Drink Cans
- Food tins (Pop tin lids inside the tin)
- Aerosols (Remove plastic caps and recycle with plastics)
- Aluminium foil – Scrunch together to form a ball
- Aluminium trays
- Aluminium tubes (e.g. tomato puree) – Remove plastic lids
You can’t recycle
- Laminated foil (e.g. cat food/coffee pouches that spring back when you try and scrunch them)
- Crisp packets and sweet wrappers
- Metal containers for chemicals (i.e. white spirits, paints or engine oils) – recycle these at a recycling centre
- General kitchenware – recycle these at a recycling centre
- Any other metal items (e.g. kettles, irons, pipes, white goods) – recycle these at a recycling centre
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