Recycling Tin foil
Tin foil is actually made of aluminium - recycle it with your drinks cans!
Can I recycle tin foil?
Yes. You can recycle tin foil at your nearest recycling bank, and some kerbside collection schemes will take tin foil too.
How should I recycle tin foil
- Always wash your tin foil thoroughly before recycling
- If you collect drinks cans as part of a Cash for Cans scheme, you may be able to sell used aluminium foil too.
As well as tin foil, you can also recycle these other aluminium items:
- Milk bottle tops
- Barbeque and freezing trays
- Cigarette and tobacco foil
You can’t recycle: crisp packets or any other items of foil coated with plastic
Re-use your tin foil
- Wash your tin foil and re-use it for cooking
- Save take-away cartons for storing portions of food in the freezer
- Cut cleaned tin foil into tiny shapes for use as decorative glitter or other craft
