On Sun, 06 Aug 2006 17:35:55 +0100, John Rumm
wrote:

Dave Liquorice wrote:

What contaminated food packaging? Tins rinse easy, as do bottles and
jars, frozen food packs/bags are pretty clean but again rinse if
required.

At what cost (monetary or environmental) in water, heating, and
detergent though?

I fill up any leftover space at the top of the DW with fruit punnets,
margarine tubs etc.

Jars I soak off the label and most of the of the left over contents,
and put them on top of and between the cups/mugs.

Time is an important consideration too, but considering the time spent
buying, storing and eating the contents, a bit of extra time spent on
recycling is nothing really.

cheers,
Pete.