Ok, so because reasons i have lots of dirty cans building up in my house, and cleaning them all to put them in the recycling has stopped me from putting them in the recycling and caused them to build up further.
Basically, how much does it matter that these cans are clean before i recycle them?
I live in the UK if that helps. Thanks!
Not sure if you meant like cleaning them all out with the dishes using soap/sponges/etc. Just rinsing them out is fine.
But either option is better than just dumping dirty cans/bottles into your recycling pile. I had a friend who was living in a shared apartment with 3-4 other people and there was this one guy that never ever cleaned or rinsed any of his recycling. Apparently the shared kitchen area where the recycling was stored would reek and attract flies and other insects all because of that guy.