The Business of Recycling

Frequently Asked Questions

• What should I be collecting for recycling and composting?

  Food premises are obligated via the Food Waste Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2015 which require food premises who produce 5kg or more per week of food waste to separate it from other waste streams for recycling.

  The following materials are regularly collected and easily recycled by businesses and other organisations:

  • glass bottles and containers such as drinks bottles, condiment bottles, jars etc. and their metal lids

  • paper and cardboard including newspapers, cardboard packaging and writing paper etc

  • plastic bottles, pots, tubs trays and drinks cartons (such as Tetra Pak®) which are treated as plastics in recycling collections, due to the plastic layer in the laminate

  • metal packaging including aluminium cans, foil, aerosol and aluminium tubes such as those used for tomato purée, steel cans/ tins and aerosols.