Aluminium Foil
The average household uses 1.1kg of recyclable foil per year. Foil can now be recycled along with cans at any Recycling Point or Centre
Please do not put aluminium foil in your blue-lidded bin as the materials collected in it are processed differently to that collected at the Points and Centres.
Which kinds of foil are accepted?
Clean aluminium foil, takeaway trays and foil chocolate wrappers are accepted. Foil covered paper wrappers are not accepted.
How do I know whether it is aluminium foil?
To check whether it is aluminium foil, scrunch up the wrapper. If it uncurls then it is not aluminium.
What is the foil recycled into?
Recycled foil can be used to make car engine parts.
Please see the Alupro website for more details about the process.
