\n Whether you have a pack of crisps a day or you have them as an irregular treat, you\u2019ll end up with a shiny and empty bag once you\u2019re finished eating them, but do you know where to put it?\n<\/p>\n
\n Homeowners will know to recycle plastic in their blue or green bins, but these small wrappers should be disposed of elsewhere.\n<\/p>\n
\n Can you recycle empty crisp packets?
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\n Crisp packets can be recycled, but not at UK homes via regular bin collections.\n<\/p>\n
\n Instead, you\u2019ll need to dispose of them at your local supermarket, where they can be recycled.\n<\/p>\n
\n Recycle Now<\/a> explains: \u201cCrisp packets are not currently recyclable in home recycling collections but can be recycled along with plastic bags and wrapping at selected retailers\u201d.\n<\/p>\n \n It added: \u201cCrisp packets can also be recycled via Terracycle’s Crisp Packet Recycling Scheme.\u201d\n<\/p>\n \n If you don\u2019t want to take your empty crisp packets to your local supermarket to recycle, they will need to go in your general waste wheelie bin for collection.\n<\/p>\n \n In December, Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council reminded its local residents on Facebook<\/a> that while \u201ccrisp packets might look shiny\u201d, they can\u2019t be recycled from household bin collections.\n<\/p>\n \n Homeowners in the area were also encouraged to \u201ctake them to your local supermarket that can recycle soft plastics.\u201d\n<\/p>\n \n \n Sainsbury\u2019s, Co-op and Tesco are among the UK supermarkets that will recycle soft plastics for you if you drop them off there.\n<\/p>\n \n Co-op asks customers to clean the soft plastics, scrunch them up and put them in the soft recycling unit, which is a blue bin at its stores.\n<\/p>\n \n It\u2019s worth checking what your local supermarket accepts and what facilities they have before heading there with your wrappers.\n<\/p>\n \n Soft plastics can be found in fridges and cupboards and are used to cover everyday essentials.\n<\/p>\nRecycling is done at home in the UK but sometimes you have to visit recycling points to dispose of certain items (Image: Getty)<\/em><\/span>\n<\/p>\n
\n Which UK supermarkets recycle soft plastics like crisp packets for you?
\n<\/h2>\n\n What are soft plastics?
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