Ok, so because reasons i have lots of dirty cans building up in my house, and cleaning them all to put them in the recycling has stopped me from putting them in the recycling and caused them to build up further.
Basically, how much does it matter that these cans are clean before i recycle them?
I live in the UK if that helps. Thanks!
I don’t have an answer to this question, but I will provide my anecdote.
I have a smallish bin inside for all of my recycling. I rinse out of my bottles and cans in water so that the bin doesn’t get stinky. I’m not required to in my area, I just don’t like the smell of stale beer or old beans lurking next to my door.
My process is to just leave any bottles/cans/drinks that are recyclable next to my sink and when I do the dishes, I rinse them all out at the end and put them in the drying rack. the next morning they go to the inside bin. When the inside bin is full, I move that to the outside bin. Not too much effort, and my house smells (relatively) good
I live in the UK
I was gonna say, I think most “recycling” is basically a scam in the US. I’m talking about the bins given to you by the city. They are just as big as the trash bins, and picked up every other week. Nobody is making sure what they put in the recycling bins is actually recyclable, and no is checking and sorting that shit.
No one wants to believe that’s possible. Try to do some unbiased research about it.
I always worry about wasting clean water. I reuse dish water, but can’t let clean water just run.
