Foil Lids Special Instructions Check if Foil is Coated with Plastic If the foil lid is coated with plastic (has color, design, or labeling), place in garbage. Uncoated aluminum foil lids are recyclable if free of food residue. Foil soiled with food, grease, or liquid cannot be recycled, as it contaminates the recycling stream. Clean Off All Food Uncoated aluminum foil lids are recyclable if free of food residue. Foil soiled with food, grease, or liquid cannot be recycled, as it contaminates the recycling stream. Ball It Up Before Recycling Save your foil lids and roll them all together into a ball until it has a diameter of at least 2 inches. A single foil lid is too small to be recycled in facilities and may get caught in machinery or be blown away, becoming litter in the transportation process. Ways to Reduce Go Big Consider buying larger portions versus single-serving portions of yogurt or snacks. Fewer containers usually result in less packaging that ends up in the landfill. Larger containers can also be reused as storage for other items. Buy Bulk For items like nuts, bring your own reusable containers and buy from the bulk foods section if possible. Did You Know? Why Aluminum Lids? Aluminum lids are used on many dairy and food products to extend the product’s shelf-life – they have excellent corrosion resistance and protect the product from light, moisture, oxygen and gas. Source: Italcoat / IPS
