It’s estimated that the UK uses over half a million tonnes of metal packaging in a year. Think about it – from the baked bean tins in your kitchen cupboard to the biscuit tin in the lounge and the deodorant sitting in your bathroom cabinet - we make contact with metal packaging every day of our lives.

Top tips

• Flatten tins and cans to save space
• Rinse out food tins then pop the lid inside
• Remove plastic caps from air fresheners, aerosols etc.
• Scrunch foil into a ball to save space
• Wipe clean and rinse foil takeaway containers

What to recycle

• Air freshener, deodorant and shaving foam aerosols (Empty and recycle plastic lid).
• Tins for sweets and biscuits (Wrappers in bin, the tin can be recycled).
• Kitchen foil (Rinse the foil then scrunch it up and recycle).
• Food tins (These are all recyclable; just give it a quick rinse (labels can be left on)).
• Drink cans (Rinse it out).
• Foil takeaway trays (Rinse them out so there is no left over residue).
• Some small electrical items
• Metal lids and caps from glass bottles and jars (It’s best to leave the lids on the tins/jars as they are easily separated from the glass to be recycled).

What not to recycle

• No dirty foil
• No crisp packets and sweet wrappers
• No laminated foil or plastic pouches
• No metal containers for chemicals
• No metal kitchenware