Food tins are mostly made of steel which is a high value material in the recycling system. As long as you get it into a recycling bin or passed along to another recycling channel like Karung Guni, it will definitely get recycled.
Food Tins
Cookie tin, Cookies tin, Box, Formula tin, Biscuit tin, Mooncake tin, Snack tin, Tin container, Metal lids, Milk powder tin
Recyclable?
Blue Bins & Chutes
Other Recycling
Recommended
Freecycle / Give Away
You can offer these tins to others. They are popular with freecyclers.
Olio
GoodHood
Online Freecycle Groups
Carousell
Alternative
Recycling Bins & Chutes
Make sure it is rinsed out and it is not rusty. Recycle however convenient.
Note: if it is rusty or cannot be rinsed out, put it in the trash (see below)
Blue Bins
Segregated Bins
Alternative
Specialised Recycling
Widely accepted by recyclers
Tzu Chi Sustainability Day
Karung Guni
Cash for Trash
Alternative
Trash
Like all metal objects: DO NOT RECYCLE if they are rusty.