Unsorted, ‘commingled’ waste is bringing Britain’s reprocessors to a grinding halt, warns Jon RobinsThere’s nothing like recycling to give us a virtuous glow: we’re saving the planet, and we don’t have to go further than the kerb. We diligently sort beer and wine bottles from plastics, cardboards from paper. But then what happens?That’s very much in the lap of the gods, or, more accurately, the local authorities. Hopefully their recyclers will pick up the green box from the side of the road and place our carefully divided waste into separate compartments. Alternatively, however, they may chuck it into one big container with everyone else’s rubbish and sort the whole thing out later. Continue reading…
Source : theguardian.com
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