To put recycling in a recyclable bin bag

[Ifawl]

Fed up of unrinsed residue from recycling making the bins filthy and stinking so I've been using a recyclable bin liner. DH just said he wants to open the bags and pour into the street side bin to make more space. I want to put the bags straight in (for exactly the same reason as wanting a bin bag in the first place).

He thinks the bags take up more space because they hold air and the bin is currently full. But the bin is currently full because we put cardboard boxes in at the bottom!

Oh my god. This is so inane and petty but posting it anyway.

We line our internal bin but then tip the recycling loose into the outside bin. Liner gets replaced when it's ripped or marked. Our council doesn't recycle any bags so wouldn't take the bin if the items were bagged

Ok well and truly been told. I do rinse but no one else does in this house so the kitchen recycling bin gets filthy and disgusting, slimy stuff down at the bottom. Think the solution is to rinse, put in a lined bin and then tip into the street bin without the bin bag. Can reuse the bin bag.

OP it took me about a year of patiently taking stuff back out of the recycling and washing it before the penny dropped with my DH. Confession time, if there's a particularly smelly jar and contents - the ones found hiding at the back of the fridge - I put in general rubbish with lid on tight. (Ducks for cover)

It’s truly revolting not to wash out your recycling, and I can’t think of an excuse other than laziness and expecting other to deal with your squalid habits.
Our council instructions are clear. Clean, loose, lids off jars and tops off bottles. Otherwise your bin is left unemptied. We’ve got a small kitchen basket for recycling which is tipped into the wheelie bin when it’s full.
Everyone washes up their empties, either at the time or when it’s their turn to wash up. It’s automatic, a habit.

What do you do with tins that have paper labels, eg baked beans. For years I have religiously removed the label (paper recycle) rinse and put in recycle bin, as paper & metal is separate here. A neighbour said she never removes the paper so have I been doing it wrong? And if she's wrong does that mean the while street's recycling has been contaminated?

Another bonus with our council

We don’t have to rinse

I’m sure you are supposed to clean your recycling out. I could be wrong but I’m under the impression that if you don’t was it then it can be recycled and then has to go to landfill so from this view point, you might as well not separate any of your rubbish and chuck it all in normal waste. I’m going to go google this to see if that’s correct or not.
I have a compartment bin in my house for recycling so I was anyway as I don’t want a stinking in door bin

What’s the guidance from your council? It’ll be on their website.
Here, tins with labels are fine. DD went to university in a city with a different recycling scheme, they took stuff ours didn’t.

metro.co.uk/2018/02/15/happens-dont-bother-washing-recycling-7315366/

Quick google suggests that it can contaminate and then everything goes to landfill. I would double check with your council

our council says to rinse items. Doesnt say we need to remove labels

We can put recycling in clear plastic bags. It's all mixed together too.. metal, plastic, glass, card, paper...

I've had a look (Stirlingshire) and there's no advice on paper labels though it does say for glass recycling, quick rinse and lids on.

You need to follow your own council's instructions, because they're all different re rinsing, bagging, lids, types of recycling etc.

The solution to the manky bin is rinsing, but you could always clean it in the dishwasher if you have one and it fits. That's what we do if it looks horrible.

Cardboard needs chopping into smaller pieces if you have lots of it filling your bin as that will allow you to fit a lot more in there.

Get a plastic lid cover for cans (they’re used for pet food and can be bought at any pet shop and most supermarkets) put a drop of water in the tin, cover and give it a good shake. Job done. It takes two minutes to rinse tins/bottles.

@LillianBland

Get a plastic lid cover for cans (they’re used for pet food and can be bought at any pet shop and most supermarkets) put a drop of water in the tin, cover and give it a good shake. Job done. It takes two minutes to rinse tins/bottles.

Kendo millicano lids also fit.

As do lids from cocoa powder.

Kendo millicano lids also fit.

I only discovered that a few weeks ago, when my oldest bought some kenco. 😁

I live in a borough that is meant to be no bags - just rinsed and put in loose. Unfortunately as I live in flats I have a giant communal bin and I would say 99% of the time my recycling will end up in landfill because people keep putting either recycling in bags or just general rubbish in. The rules are printed on the frigging bin.
Not really relevant to the OP but it really really annoys me.