7 tips to recycle better
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Most of us give recycling our best shot. But it can be tricky figuring out the finer details of how to recycle each piece of packaging that passes through our hands.
Getting recycling ‘right’ doesn’t have to be difficult – we promise. It’s more about arming yourself with the right knowledge and adopting an easy routine that works for you. This year’s Recycling Week runs from 20th to 26th September and, with this in mind, here are our top recycling tips and tricks.
Make sure it’s clean, dry and empty
Food and drink residue can leak out of a box or bottle, which means perfectly good recyclable material is then destined for the landfill. A lot of the recyclable packaging we use has had food in it – but it must go into your bin in a good state so it can be sorted at the recycling facility.
As a rule of thumb, make sure your recyclable material is clean enough to use again, and dry enough that it couldn’t touch a piece of paper and make it wet. You won’t be able to recycle a pizza box ...
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