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Household Cleaning Products

This information helps stewards report using the correct material categories. 

"Household Cleaning Products" examples include: boxed detergent, bottled detergent and bleach, dryer sheets, fabric softener, household cleaners, furniture polish, stove spray, wipes, etc.

COMPONENTS

TYPICAL WERECYCLE MATERIAL SUBCATEGORIES

REPORTING TIPS

Box (detergent)

  • Boxboard and Other Paper Packaging

 

Metal Spout

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

Aerosols spray cans

  • Steel Aerosol Containers
  • Aluminum Aerosol Containers
Recycle BC stewards: please refer to 1.9.2.1 of the Guidebook as well as Reporting Tips and Examples for the material categories: Aluminum and Steel Aerosol Containers for reporting of flammable aerosol containers.

Jug / bottle

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

Cap / nozzle for spray cleaners

  • Other Plastic Packaging (not listed above) < 5 Litres – Non-Beverage
  • Non-Expanded Polystyrene - Other
 

Flexible film packaging around cleaning wipes

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

Label

  • Plastic Laminates – Non-Beverage
  • Paper Laminates
  • Boxboard and Other Paper Packaging
 

Protective film around cap / lid

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

Inner protective seal

  • Paper Laminates
  • Plastic Laminates – Non-Beverage
  • Other Aluminum Packaging
 

 

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