Last year Leeds residents recycled 2,193 tonnes of metal. Sadly, almost twice that amount - 4,166 tonnes - was put into black rubbish bins.
Endlessly recyclable without losing quality, we think metal is magnificent!
Yes please
Recycle all these types of foil and metal in your green bin:
- aerosols (for example, deodorant, hairspray and shaving foam)
- aluminium foil and foil trays (rinse off any chunky bits of food and scrunch into a ball)
- biscuit and sweet tins
- drink cans (such as soft drink and beer cans)
- food tins (for example, baked beans, soup and pet food tins)
No thanks
Put these in your black bin:
- coffee pods and capsules
- crisp packets
- disposable barbecues
- foil lids (the flimsy ones from yoghurt pots and margarine tubs that bounce back when scrunched)
- foil wrapping paper (do the scrunch test, if it bounces back, it can't be recycled)
- food and drink pouches
- sweet wrappers
Alternatively, many local convenience stores and supermarkets have collection points for these trickier to recycle materials.
Check out Recycle Now's handy recycling locator to see if there's a recycling point near you.
Find out what happens to the metal you recycle.