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  5. What you can recycle
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Metal recycling

What metal items you can recycle at home.

  1. What you can recycle at home
  1. What you cannot recycle at home

What you cannot recycle at home

Put these items in your rubbish bin. Do not put them in your recycling bin.

  • foil-lined packets, such as sweet wrappers and crisp packets
  • foil balloons
  • coffee pods (ask your supplier how to recycle these)

Check the A to Z to find out how to recycle these items:

  • paint cans
  • batteries
  • larger metal items
  • electrical items
  • coins
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