Aluminium foil is a thin metal sheet used for cooking, wrapping and food storage.
Disposal Options
- Scrunched Aluminium Foil: Clean – Recycling Bin
- Scrunched Aluminium Foil: Dirty - General Waste Bin
Why
Aluminium can be recycled, but food contamination must be removed (fairly well scraped off) to ensure it can be processed correctly. Scrunching foil into a tennis size ball helps recycling facilities sort it more effectively. Small bits of foil can be squashed together to make a large ball.
Did You Know
Approximately 75% of aluminium foil is used to pack food, cosmetics, and chemicals, while the remaining 25% is used for industrial applications, such as insulation.
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