Can you recycle cereal boxes?

Cardboard cereal boxes go in kerbside recycling — just flatten them first. The inner plastic liner bag is soft plastic: scrunch it and take it to a supermarket soft-plastic collection point (kerbside film collection is due across England by March 2027). Boxes with foil-lined interiors (some premium brands) should be checked with the scrunch test.

Tips

• Flatten the box, separate the liner
• Inner bags make good food-storage bags before disposal

Which bin does it go in?

Recycling bin, flattened; inner bag to soft plastics

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