Can you recycle yoghurt pots?

♻️ Yes — kerbside recycling

Recycling bin — rinsed; foil lid separate

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Pots, tubs and trays became core kerbside materials across England, and most UK councils now take yoghurt pots. Rinse them out, and deal with the lid separately: foil lids scrunch-test into your metals/recycling, plastic film lids go to soft plastics or general waste. Very small single-shot pots may fall through sorting — stack them inside a bigger pot.

Tips

  • Rinse to avoid souring your recycling
  • Scrunch foil lids into a ball with other foil

Which bin does it go in?

Recycling bin — rinsed; foil lid separate

Background: Plastic numbers 1–7 explained.

Also searched as: yogurt pots, dessert pots, fromage frais pots.

✓ Checked against current UK guidance: 14 Jul 2026. Spot an error or an out-of-date rule?

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