Can you recycle pet food pouches and sachets?
Wet pet-food pouches are multi-layer film. If you can rinse them properly clean, supermarket soft-plastic points accept them, and some brands run take-back schemes (Mars/Whiskas have trialled pouch recycling). Greasy, meaty pouches are general waste. Metal pet-food tins, by contrast, rinse easily and go in kerbside metals.
Tips
- Tins recycle far more easily than pouches — worth switching
- Cut pouches open to rinse the corners
Which bin does it go in?
Rinsed pouches to soft-plastic points; general waste if greasy Exact rules depend on your council — check its website or look up your postcode below.
📍 Check the rule for your address
Councils can use different containers and accepted-item lists.
Background: Plastic numbers 1–7 explained.
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✓ Checked against current UK guidance: 14 Jul 2026. Spot an error or an out-of-date rule?