Recycling right: Do I really have to rinse out my yoghurt tubs?


By AGENCY
  • Living
  • Saturday, 23 Apr 2022

Take the lid off and eat it all up: This is how yoghurt tubs are recycled. Photo: Christin Klose/dpa

Do I really have to rinse out my tub of yoghurt, if it's going to be recycled anyway? Sometimes, you may wonder.

It can be tempting to just give it a quick rinse then pop it in the recycling bin once it's empty so mould doesn't form.

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