Should I wash out all household goods which can be recycled?

kdotdotdotdot

Of course you rinse them out!  It says so on our recycling thingy from the council.  Just do them at the end of your washing up - it's not going to use any more water than you've already used.

EssexExile

Read the instructions from your council.

lemondrops69

I generally dont bother unless there is half a jar left. Most things are empty, maybe a scrapping in the bottom of a jar?

Marmaduke123

Ours are always washed, either in the dishwasher with the normal items, or by hand. I couldn't imagine putting them in the recycling or taking them to the bottle bank dirty! Surely food residue would contaminate paper and card?

Niv

Marmaduke123 said:

Ours are always washed, either in the dishwasher with the normal items, or by hand. I couldn't imagine putting them in the recycling or taking them to the bottle bank dirty! Surely food residue would contaminate paper and card?

Yes it can and does. If that happens it gets rejected then guess what, we pay for it to be disposed of via our council taxes. 

Carrot007

Niv said:

Marmaduke123 said:

Ours are always washed, either in the dishwasher with the normal items, or by hand. I couldn't imagine putting them in the recycling or taking them to the bottle bank dirty! Surely food residue would contaminate paper and card?

Yes it can and does. If that happens it gets rejected then guess what, we pay for it to be disposed of via our council taxes. 

Indeed. Pizza boxes may say card - recyclable. But it only applies if it is not used.

Mystic_CT

As well as rinsing tins, jars and plastic bottles it's also recommended by the recycling industry to remove all labels. Easy and quick to do. Helps to keep costs down.

Snuggles

I can't believe this is even a question! Of course you should rinse/wash them out.

A_Lert

I rinse. Jars and bottles, put a small amount of water in, screw the lid on, and shake. Doesn't work for cans but you can still get them clean enough with only a little water if you're metered or concerned about waste.

If you have a water butt you could use that.

kdotdotdotdot

A_Lert said:

 but you can still get them clean enough with only a little water if you're metered or concerned about waste.

If you have a water butt you could use that.

Honestly, way too much effort: just wash up with the rest of the washing up using the water that's already in the bowl.