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METALS Examples of metals items • Beverage cans • Preserve cans • Capsules from tea light candles • Aluminium trays • Bottle caps and lids Do not put metal items in bags - put them loose in the container. Items not recycled as metal • Batteries (hazardous waste) • Hair and deodorant spray and other spray cans (hazardous waste) • Large and heavy metal items (recycling centre) 4 How clean is clean enough? Metal items must be emptied of their content and/or scraped clean. What happens next? Metal from canned tomatoes and beverages is melted into new products such as bicycles, pans, and cans. Large amounts of CO2 are avoided thanks to metal recycling. For example, CO2 emissions are reduced by 95% when aluminium is recycled. Also, at the global level many metals are becoming scarce - so it is important to recycle them. Good to know To avoid odour nuisances from your food cans, you can rinse them. When we recycle aluminium, we save so much water that - in principle - you can rinse with up to 20 litres of water and still save water; this comes on top of raw material and energy savings.
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GLASS Examples of glass items • Glass bottles from wine, beer, and soda • Glass packaging from pickles, instant coffee, and jam • Glass bottles from ketchup and salad dressing Do not put glass items in bags - put them loose in the container. Items not recycled as glass • Energy saving bulbs (recycling centre/red box) • Filament bulbs (residual waste) • China, ceramics, and heat- resistant cookware (recycling centre) How clean is clean enough? Glass items must be emptied of their content and/or scraped clean. What happens next? Jam jars and wine bottles can be remelted into new jars and bottles. A minor share of the glass is lost in the process, but around 90% turns into new glass. In addition, it takes 15% less energy to recycle glass compared with the production from virgin raw materials. Good to know You may leave metal lids on glass bottles and jars. 5
