Foil in Love with Recycling

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This month North Leeds & Wetherby Mumbler is going to be sharing some top recycling tips on our social media to encourage you to recycle more foil!! Last year Leeds residents recycled 128 tonnes of aluminium foil, which would save enough power to light up all the homes in Leeds for over 3 days! Aluminium can be recycled FOREVER, so it’s great if you can keep it out of those black bins and pop them into your green ones.

Here’s some FAQs ;

What foil and metal items can be recycled in my green bin?

• Aerosols (e.g., deodorant, hairspray, shaving foam)
• Aluminium foil and foil trays (clean)
• Biscuit and sweet tins (without the treats inside!)
• Drink cans (e.g., soft drink and beer cans)
• Food tins (e.g., baked beans, soup, pet food

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Do I need to clean metal items or remove anything before recycling?

All your tins, cans and foil need is a quick rinse. Pop any lids inside the can. You don’t need to remove any labels.

When you’re popping in foil, just rinse off any chunky bits of food, it doesn’t have to be perfect!

 

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What foil and metal items can’t be recycled in my green bin?

• Coffee pods and capsules
• Crisp packets
• Disposable barbeques
• Foil lids
• Foil wrapping paper (do the scrunch test – if it bounces back, it can’t be recycled)
• Food and drink pouches
• Sweet wrappers
• Metal electrical items, including vapes, can be recycled at your nearest recycling point.

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What happens after I put my aluminium foil in the green bin?

For more information and tips to help you reduce, reuse and recycle as much as possible, follow the Leeds Recycles Facebook page!