Recycling tips
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Knowing how to recycle correctly using your home recycling bin or Transpacific co-mix recycle bin helps reduce contamination and ultimately increases the amount of material that can be recycled.
Quick tips
- Rinse items before placing them in the recycling bin
- Take the lids off bottles and empty out any residual liquid
- Don’t put your recycling in plastic bags - recyclables must go straight into your recycling bin
- Make sure recyclable items are not heavily contaminated
- Fold cardboard boxes down flat
- Empty aerosols like deodorants and air fresheners can be recycled
- Clean your takeaway food containers to enable them to be recycled
- Empty food tins can be recycled if they are cleaned
- Plastics have identification code symbols on the bottom or side of the bottle/container. Generally 1, 2 and 5 are recyclable, however some councils also recycle other plastics. Check your recycle bin sticker to see what plastics are accepted in your area or call your local council.
Things you CAN’T put in your council or co-mix recycling bin
- Plastic bags
- Food
- Nappies
- Polystyrene foam
- Syringes and sharps
- Clothes and shoes
- Toys
- Garden waste and dirt
- Electronic waste
- Batteries and car parts
- Waxed cardboard
- Broken crockery and tableware
- Cooking oil, chemicals or liquids
Other ways to recover, recycle, reuse
- Plastic bags can sometimes be recycled at your local supermarket
- Some retailers offer recycling for items such as mobile phones, cartridges and other electronic waste.
- Remember to take reusable bags shopping with you to avoid plastic bags
- Look for products with less packing – buying in bulk and avoiding items with unnecessary packaging can help reduce waste
- Choose recycled products, products with recycled content in their packaging and products that can be recycled after use
- Take unwanted clothing and shoes to your local charity
- Reuse scrap paper as notepaper
- Only print items when absolutely necessary and use double sided printing
- Use rechargeable batteries in household items
- Compost your kitchen scraps or use a worm farm