Can you recycle baking paper and greaseproof paper?

Baking parchment is silicone-coated and greaseproof paper is treated to resist fat, so neither can be recycled or home composted, and after use they are food-contaminated anyway. Put them in general waste. Uncoated compostable baking paper exists but check the pack — most is not.

Tips

• A reusable silicone baking mat replaces years of parchment
• Don't confuse it with plain brown paper, which is recyclable

Which bin does it go in?

General waste

Before throwing it away, see reuse, repair and donation routes.

Background: The 10 recycling mistakes that ruin lorry-loads.

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