To recycle, or not to recycle (and how) - an A-Z guide

Find alphabetically listed below details for common household waste on which bin it belongs in, tips for recycling, where to recycle hard to recycle items, and why you should recycle!!

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Aerosols

Examples: Deodorant, hairspray, air freshener.

Please Remember: Only empty aerosol cans can be recycled. Because aerosol cans are pressurized, they explode if they are exposed to high heat or crushed. If they have alternative instructions for waste disposal, please follow them.

Aluminium foil

Examples: Kitchen foil and some chocolate foil wrappers.

Please remember: Scrunch foil into a ball roughly the size of a tennis ball as small bits may get lost down the sides of recycling machinery. Left-over liquid or food residue can contaminate, and stick to other recyclables, so please empty and clean your containers. It does not need to be spotless, a quick rinse will do.

Hints and tips: Do the scrunch test, similar to wrapping paper, if it bounces back, it is not recyclable.