Chocolate tins - can they be recycled?

Dormouse

So we have accumulated a few (ahem ) big chocolate tins since Christmas... Question is, can they be recycled? I really can't use them around the house anymore (already using a few for all the paints, crayons and other kiddies' bits and bobs) so want them out of the house!!!

Our council have a recycling centre somewhere, and they take scrap metal according to the website. Do Quality Street tins qualify as scrap metal?

tiff

Yes, we put ours out for recycling and they were taken. As long as they are metal.

garty

you could put them on freecycle or take to local nursery

shelley_crow

or reuse them and put more chocolate in, yum

madoldbat

Bake a Christmas cake or 3 now wrap in greaseproof paper and twice in foil (I know but it can be re used if your careful & recycled) put in your tins feed once a month with a table spoon of brandy for 6 months.By Dec next year you will have some beautiful rich moist cakes to give as gifts.

carol_a_3

I put an large empty metal biscuit tin out with my recycling last week to see if the council took it and they did!

Dormouse

tiff wrote: »

Yes, we put ours out for recycling and they were taken. As long as they are metal.

carol_a wrote: »

I put an large empty metal biscuit tin out with my recycling last week to see if the council took it and they did!

You mean with the small tins, like baked beans tins?

That would be excellent as that would mean I don't have to take them anywhere (i.e. drive!) :T

tiff

Yes, in with the small tins. They will take it no problem.

Dormouse

Brilliant, thanks!

carol_a_3

Yes, mine was in with my small tins, glass bottles etc as usual.

BP77

what about the tin lids? I know recyclying normally tend to leave the lids of anything in the recycling bins.