Dry Recyclables

Dry Recyclables typically comprise mixed Paper, Cardboard, Plastic Bottles, Drinks Cans and Glass Bottles. They can be collected for recycling separately or mixed, when they are typically called Dry Mixed Recyclables or DMR.

Under Simpler Recycling they are categorised as follows:

• Glass
  • Glass packaging including bottles and jars
• Metal
  • Steel and aluminium tins and cans
  • Steel and aluminium aerosols
  • Aluminium foil
  • Aluminium food trays
  • Steel and aluminium jars and bottle lids
  • Aluminium tubes
• Plastic
  • Plastic bottles made of PET, PP and HDPE
  • Pots, tubs and trays made of PET, PP (including expanded PP) and PE
  • PE and PP plastic tubes larger than 50mm x 50mm
  • Cartons for food, drink and other liquids, including aseptic and chilled cartons
  • Plastic film packaging and plastic bags made of mono PE, mono PP and mixed PP and PE, including those metallised through vacuum or vapour deposition
• Paper and Card - all paper and card except:
  • Paper and card that contains glitter or foil
  • Paper that is laminated
  • Stickers and sticky paper
  • Padded lined envelopes
  • Paperback and hardback books
  • Wallpaper