Most recycling collectors will say yes to:

Plastics

• All Plastics with a number within a triangle -codes 1, 2, 4, 5
• Milk bottles, margarine, large yoghurt tubs, cold drink bottles packaging, mayonnaise, and detergent containers
• Polystyrene

Aluminium & Steel

• Soft drink cans
• Beer cans
• Empty food tins
• Bottle lids

Paper & Cardboard

• Newspaper
• Magazines
• Cardboard & cereal & food boxes
• Toilet rolls & cigarette boxes
• Phone books & School books
• Office paper, envelopes

Glass

• All empty glass bottles and jars (unbroken glass only, if the recycling needs to be sorted)

Cartons / Tetrapak

• Empty milk and juice cartons

Other

• Printer cartridges
• e-waste

Most recycling collectors will say no to:

• Food, NO teabags, NO coffee grinds (those to be composted)
• Disposable coffee cups
• Nutriday or small Danone and the likes Yoghurt Containers
• Code 3, 6 and 7 Plastics
• Ceramics or crockery, NO mirrors
• Floor tiles
• Waxed paper, NO Tissues, NO paper napkins & serviettes
• Stickers or Sticker backing
• Sweet and chocolate wrappers, NO chip packets
• Window glass and other tempered glass
• Containers holding poisonous substances
• Batteries, NO light bulbs
• Tubes e.g.beauty product or toothpaste
• Foil lined pharmaceuticals tablets
• Pesticide containers
• Brakefluid or used oil

Also Remember:

• Sorting is done by hand in South Africa, hence please rinse/clean your containers and milk bottles.
• Also, please empty all your bottles or jars. This is much appreciated and ensures that these do indeed get recycled!