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What goes in which bin

Five minutes now saves a contaminated load later.

Three bins, three rules

Paper

Clean and dry. No greasy boxes.

Containers

Rinse, then lids back on.

Food waste

Everything, including bones.

1 in 5

recycling loads is rejected because of the wrong items

The usual mistake

Soft plastic is not recycling

Bags and wrappers jam the sorting machines. Take them to a shop collection point.

Which bin?

Paper
Containers
Not recycling

When you are not sure

1Check the label on the pack
2Rinse it if it held food
3If in doubt, leave it out
Takeaway

Rinse, sort, lids on

Print the one-page guide for your fridge.