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Baking Products and Spices

This information helps stewards report using the correct material categories. 

"Baking Products and Spices" examples include: spices, sugar, flour, salt, baking powder, sprinkles, chocolate chips, etc.

COMPONENTS

TYPICAL WERECYCLE MATERIAL SUBCATEGORIES

REPORTING TIPS

Paper bag

  • Paper Laminates
  • Kraft Paper – Non-Laminated
  • Boxboard and Other Paper Packaging
 

Plastic bag

  • PLA, PHA, PHB – Plastic Film
  • LDPE or HDPE Film
  • Plastic Laminates – Non-Beverage
 

Jar or tin

  • HDPE Bottles, Jars and Jugs <5 Litres – Non-Beverage
  • PET Bottles and Jars <5 Litres – Non-Beverage
  • Other Plastic Packaging (not listed above) <5 Litres – Non-Beverage
  • Aluminum Food Containers – Non-Beverage
  • Other Steel Containers and Packaging – Non-Beverage

To distinguish between steel and aluminum, apply a magnet to both materials.  The magnet will stick to steel and not aluminum.

Bottle

  • Clear Glass – Non-Beverage
  • Coloured Glass – Non-Beverage
  • Other Plastic Packaging (not listed above) <5 Litres – Non-Beverage
  • PET Bottles and Jars <5L – Non-Beverage
  • HDPE Bottles, Jars and Jugs <5L – Non-Beverage
 

Box

  • Boxboard and Other Paper Packaging
  • Corrugated Cardboard
 

Wrapper

  • Paper Laminates
 

Canister

  • Paper Laminates
  • Boxboard and Other Paper Packaging
 

Spout

  • Other Aluminum Packaging
  • Other Steel Containers and Packaging – Non-Beverage

To distinguish between steel and aluminum, apply a magnet to both materials.  The magnet will stick to steel and not aluminum.

Lid

  • Other Plastic Packaging (not listed above) <5 Litres – Non-Beverage
  • Other Aluminum Packaging
  • Other Steel Containers and Packaging – Non-Beverage
 

 

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