Food contamination is what sends recycling to landfill
The one rule
Empty and dry. A rinsed jar with a trace of sauce is fine; a half-full one is not, and neither is a greasy pizza box.
Things people get wrong
Lids on bottles are fine and preferred here. Black plastic and crisp packets are not recyclable in this scheme however they look.
When unsure
Put it in the general waste. One wrong item in the recycling causes more harm than one recyclable item in the rubbish.
