How to Prepare Your Cans and Bottles for Recycling in Adelaide

November 25, 2021

One major part of bottle recycling is the condition of your bottles and cans; what’s the state of your bottles and cans when you drop them off?

Unfortunately, even though the bottles will be recycled, you can’t submit them in any condition because they can hinder the recycling process.

Bringing your bottles in the wrong condition will lead to them and your cans getting rejected at any Adelaide recycling depot you go to.

Prevent this from happening to you by preparing your cans in the following ways:

Preparing the Right Bottles and Cans

You can’t start preparing your bottles and cans for recycling without knowing the acceptable types.
It’s not every can or bottle that recycling depots accept for recycling, so before you begin, you’ll want to contact them to know what they accept.
If you already know the acceptable bottles and cans, you can move on to the next stage.

Proper Storage

Bins, baskets and bales are effective storage equipment for your bottle recycling. Adequate storage equipment is necessary, so your items don’t get crushed while you’re recycling.
Ensure to purchase enough baskets and sacks, and please don’t try to force all your bottles and cans into one place.
You should keep your pack as light as possible. You should also store your bottles and cans in different places.
Some cans have sharp edges and can pierce bottles, rendering them useless—purchase different baskets for each item.

Clean Thoroughly

Only clean items are accepted for bottle recycling; dirty bottles and cans are rejected. Contaminated bottles are unfit for recycling because they’re in no condition to be made into new goods.
Once you use a bottle or can, you should clean out all the residue leftover in it. No fluid should be in the cans you want to recycle.
Once you’ve cleaned them of their contents, you should thoroughly wash and dry them. Don’t leave water in them; it could make them dirty all over again.
To ensure your bottles and cans remain clean, don’t dump other types of waste into them. They should be kept separate from other household or business waste. Even something as harmless as the paper shouldn’t be kept with your recycled items.
Go through your recycled items before you take them to your Adelaide recycling depot- you can’t be too careful.

Transporting to the Recycling Depot

After spending weeks recycling your bottles, the last thing you want is for something to happen to them in your car.
So place them in your passenger or back seat, anywhere that they’ll get enough space and nothing will crush them.
If the bins can’t fit into your boot, don’t squeeze it- you don’t want to do anything that will crush your bottles.
While it varies from recycling depot, another thing you can do is remove the bottle caps. Follow all these tips, and your recycled items will be accepted at any recycling depot you go to.
Thornton’s recycling depot is your best option for quick and efficient depot visits.
When would you love to come to drop off your bottles? Contact us .