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Recyclable products
CANS
Aluminium & metal food and beverage cans Grade UBC

CLEAR PLASTICS
Clear and shrink wrap plastics

E-WASTE
Computers, laptops, printers, washing machines, tumble dryers,




GLASS
Wine bottles, Beer Bottles, Sauces.

WHITE PAPER – HL1
White paper, printing paper

PLASTIC – HDPE
Milk bottles, shampoo bottles, detergent bottles




CARD BOXES
Corrugated card boxes

MIXED PLASTICS

MAGAZINES




MIXED PAPER CMW

PLASTICS – PET MIX

PLASTICS – PET




POLY PROP

TETRA PACK

Steel and Aluminium

POLYSTYRENE

Batteries and motors

NEWSPAPER

What we don’t recycle
Although The Recyclers would like to recycle all recyclable products there are some technical issues in South Africa that puts constraints on certain recyclable products.
Here then a list of what The Recyclers don’t recycle or products that are not currently recyclable in
South Africa:
- Plastic food packaging containers (ex. fruit, sandwich and cake containers)
- Although it states recyclable, there are technical issues in SA with recycling this type of containers.
- Polystyrene food packaging containers
- Any food contaminated containers or products
- Food Wrappers
- Any plastics containing foil (ex. Chips and chocolate wrappers, detergent plastics, dog food plastics)
- Paint tins
- Syringes
- Used tissue or toilet paper
- Window glass or Windscreen glass
- Light bulbs (Please recycle at your nearest Pick a Pay)
- Hardware tubes, lubricants or adhesives
- Rubber, sponge and inflatable devices
- Garden refuse
- Wood and building material
- No wet waste
- Fibre glass
- Nappies
- Straws
CONTACT
Operations
Vernon Jevon — 082 448 8161
Vernon@therecyclers.co.za
info@therecyclers.co.za
The Recyclers (PTY) Ltd 2017/328765/07
Pretoria East
