Food tins belong with your RECYCLING.
Examples: Baked bean, rice pudding, and tinned fruit cans.
Please Remember: Lids and labels can be left on, but leftover liquid or food residue can make other recyclables dirty, so please empty and rinse your containers before recycling. It does not need to be spotless, a quick rinse will do.
- Recycling an aluminium can saves 95% of the energy needed to make a new one.
- Recycling a single aluminium can will save enough energy to power a TV for up to three hours.
- Cans are easy to recycle, each recycled can, could be back on shelves within 60 days.
- Recycling just one tonne of aluminium saves up to 9 tonnes of CO2 emissions.