Yoghurt Pots

Where can I recycle?

Increasingly, plastic packaging such as pots, tubs and trays are being accepted as part of household recycling schemes. Collections of these items does vary across the country though – so please check with your council in the first instance.

If your council does accept these items, typically it will include:

  • Yoghurt pots;
  • Food ‘pots / tubs’ for soup, noodles and cakes;
  • Tubs containing cleaning products like stain remover and detergent;
  • Meat trays;
  • Margarine tubs;
  • Ready-meal containers;
  • Punnet style containers that hold fruit/vegetables, such as mushrooms or grapes;
  • Hair gel containers;
  • Pots containing facial or body creams.

How to recycle…

  • Give items a quick rinse using your left-over washing up water;
  • Squash / flatten (where appropriate) – it saves space in your recycling bin!
  • Do not include plastic film lids or clingfilm.

Note: Other types of plastic pots and tubs, such as flower pots, cannot be recycled at home: however you can sometimes recycle them at household waste and recycling centres.  The best option for these types of tubs is to find a keen gardener who might be able to re-use them! Alternatively, a or local allotment group may be able to make use of them – contact the National Allotment Society or your local council for details of your nearest group.

What else can I do with them?

  • Plastic pots, tubs and trays can be very useful for storing odds and ends – from paperclips, to jewellery to pens and pencils!
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