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Always remember to wash off any dirt or food before you deposit aluminium foil to be recycled. Aluminium cans and foil can be recycled in
a number of different ways.
1. Cash for Cans Recycling Centres
Cash for Cans Recycling Centres, or buy-back centres, pay you money for all your old aluminium cans. You can find out where your nearest
aluminium Cash for Cans Recycling Centre is located by telephoning 0845 7 227722 (local rate). Ask whether they also accept aluminium foil.
Recycling Centres pay by weight. The price paid is about 40 pence per kilo (that's about 60 cans). Some Recycling Centres offer a collection
service for large amounts of cans, but if they collect from you they will usually pay slightly less. There is no minimum amount of cans that you can
recycle, but it makes it easier if you can take in at least 1 kilo (60 cans) at a time. Make sure you sort your aluminium cans from steel ones before you take them to the Centre.
Collecting cans and taking them to buy-back centres is a great way to raise money for charities. Perhaps your class could collect all the
aluminium cans used at your school over a month or longer, and donate the money you raise to a worthy charity.
2. Aluminium Can Banks
If there isn't a recycling centre in your area, you can deposit your cans in an aluminium can bank. To find out where your nearest can bank is, and
whether they accept aluminium foil, contact your local authority's recycling officer. Can banks are usually situated in supermarket car parks. Remember to squash your cans before you put them in the bank, to save
space.
3. Foil Banks
There are some specially set up foil banks which only accept aluminium
foil. Contact your local authority's recycling officer to find out if there is one near you.
4. Kerbside Collection
If your local authority has a kerbside recycling scheme, you will be given a special box or sack to put all your recyclable rubbish in. Just put all your
aluminium cans and foil in the box and it will be collected from your doorstep, and taken away to be recycled. To find out if your area has a
kerbside collection scheme, contact your local authority's recycling officer.
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