Bottle / jar tops and lids

Aluminium lids & can pull-tabs

 Place these in an aluminium can then when full, seal and put it in the yellow/recycling bin

Plastic lids

Plastic lids on plastic containers – empty container, replace the lid on the container and put it in the yellow/recycling bin.
This includes pop-top lids.

Separate different materials i.e. remove plastic lids from glass or metal containers before recycling the container.

Loose plastic lids:

• smaller than 5cm diameter – place in the waste bin
• larger than 5cm diameter can go loose in the yellow/recycling bin.

Pump or spray bottle lids

 Put it in the red/waste to landfill bin.

Steel lids 

 Put it in the yellow/recycling bin.

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