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Can You Tell Which Of These Things You Can And Can't Recycle?

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Yes. Put it in the green organics bin – it is a great feedstock for compost. If it is put into the recycling bin, the tiny bits of paper are too small and get lost in the sorting process and can’t be recovered. Up to 10% of your home compost can be paper or cardboard.

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Ideally if the can is empty (using all the contents ensures you get best value from what’s inside). Empty aerosol cans like deodorant, cooking spray, insect sprays and even empty spray paint cans can be recycled.

If your pizza box is clean and free of grease, go ahead and recycle the box in your yellow bin. If a pizza box is dirty or greasy it should be placed in a green bin, as compost facilities can easily break down cardboard.

In the recycling process paper is separated from these plastic windows. There is no need to remove them from envelopes for recycling. Place them in your recycling bin.

No, as they get tangled up in the equipment and can cause jamming. The best option is to return these to the dry cleaner on your next visit for reuse.

Fabric is an object that causes problems at recycling facilities, tangling machinery and causing a nuisance. If the fabric is clothing, and it is still wearable or suitable for reuse, then keep it out of any bin. If it’s beyond being reused or gifted to a charity, don’t place it in the recycling bin. Old fabric can go in the waste bin as a last resort.

Drinking glasses have a different melting temperature and a different composition to glass bottles and jars. Broken glasses should be wrapped in paper and placed in the waste bin.

Aluminium foil should be balled up, about the size of your fist and placed in the recycling bin. Aluminium is 100% recyclable.

All types of paper can go in the recycling bin, even shiny magazine and junk mail – just be sure to take it out of any plastic wrapping first.

Soft plastics from packaging, plastic wrapping from newspapers and magazines and shopping bags are a nuisance in kerbside recycling facilities. Think office paper recycling – where a dedicated system with a dedicated stream gets the best outcome. Soft plastics should be taken to participating supermarkets where they are handled differently to hard plastics which can be recycled through the kerbside recycling. You can find participating supermarkets who take soft plastics for free recycling at [www.whichbin.sa.gov.au](https://bs.serving-sys.com/serving/adServer.bs?PluID=0&cn=trd&mc=click&ord=%5Btimestamp%5D&pli=28362684).

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You live and breathe recycling and we salute you for your service, but laws can vary from state to state, so it's always best to double check. For more information on what to recycle visit [www.whichbin.sa.gov.au](https://bs.serving-sys.com/serving/adServer.bs?PluID=0&cn=trd&mc=click&ord=%5Btimestamp%5D&pli=28362684)

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