If you see this label, replacing the lid on the bottle ensures that it is captured and recycled with the main packaging component. Rinsing packaging, for example food trays, ensures that any food residue doesn’t contaminate other materials, particularly if they are collected together with paper.Ĭaps and lids under 40mm in diameter are too small to be captured for recycling. This label is applied to packaging that is collected by 75% or more of local authorities across the UK, for example plastic bottles. Remember: not all packaging will have a recycling label but this doesn't mean you can't recycle it. If in doubt, enter your postcode into our Recycling Locatorto find out what you can put in your recycling bin at home, where your nearest recycling locations are and how to recycle specific items such as mobile phones and textiles. They will tell you whether the packaging is likely to be collected for recycling or if you can take it to your local recycling centre.Īs local authorities do not all collect the same materials, the labels are based on what the majority collect, or do not collect. Look out for the following labels which appear on all sorts of packaging - from soft drink cans, to bread bags and plastic toiletry bottles.
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