When it comes to dry mixed recycling, there are four categories of DMR:
Paper – Newspapers, office paper, magazines, and any other dry paper
Cardboard – Cereal boxes, delivery boxes, corrugated cardboard, card
Metal cans – Drinks cans and food tins
Plastic – Empty milk bottles, drinks bottles, packaging film, meal trays, margarine tubs
It can tricky to work out if something is or is not suitable for DMR. Aside from the four categories above, nothing is classed as DMR. Waste that cannot be DMR includes:
- Paper cups from high street coffee shops
- Crisp packets
- Sweet wrapping
- Food waste
- Liquids
- Glass
- Ceramics
- Wood
- Polystyrene
- Textiles
- Hazardous materials – e.g. paint tins or bleach bottles
