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If you live in the UK, the honest answer is that about 9 out of 10 plastic chopping boards can’t go in normal household recycling. The best way to deal with an old plastic chopping or cutting board is to reuse it where you can, then take it to a specialist recycler or replace it with a recyclable material like bamboo or wood so you cut future plastic waste. Can plastic chopping boards go in UK household recycling? In most UK councils, plastic chopping boards are not accepted in standard kerbside recycling. They are classed as hard or rigid plastics,...

In most parts of the UK, standard household plastic chopping boards cannot be recycled in your kerbside bin. Around 8 to 9 out of 10 local councils will tell you to put damaged plastic cutting boards in the general waste, because the hard mixed plastics, food stains and knife grooves make them unsuitable for normal recycling streams. Why most plastic chopping boards can’t be recycled in the UK Plastic kitchen chopping boards are usually made from HDPE or polypropylene. On paper, those plastics can be recycled. In reality, UK recycling centres are set up for clean, simple shapes like bottles...