Aluminium cans, foil trays and aluminium foil

Includes

  • Drinks cans
  • Aluminium drinks bottles
  • Clean aluminium foil / takeaway trays
  • Clean kitchen foil

Available Options

Please note the higher up the table the better the option for the environment and to tackle climate change. A smiley face is the best option.

Eliminate - Generate Less Waste

Re-fillable

Repair / Repurpose / Re-use

Re-use

Recycle

Brown Bin

Dos and Don'ts

Rinse out cans, bottles and trays.
Squash foil into a ball.
Try replacing these items with re-fillable bottles that can be re-used over and over, minimising the amount of waste generated.
Do not recycle your foil if it is heavily contaminated with food or cooking oils or fats.

Do Your Bit For The Environment

These are melted down and made into new Aluminium products from cans to Aeroplanes. Recycling Aluminium has a much lower carbon footprint and uses less energy than mining and processing virgin materials.

Try reducing your consumption of aluminium drinks cans by using a refillable drinks bottle.  Try using a sandwich box rather than wrapping sandwiches in foil. You can use your drinks bottle and sandwich boxes over and over again.