The desire to recycle a greater number of products, rather than to do it well, means people follow an “if in doubt, put it in” approach – instead of referring to the rules morris_sophie shares some of the biggest mistakes you are making when recycling
WRAP is looking forward to the Government’s imminent “consistency announcement” that will standardise a core set of recyclable materials across the country.This word comes up a lot in kerbside recycling, and it means when a material or foodstuff not meant for a certain recycling bin ends up spoiling the rest of that container.
“No one’s expecting you to get the marigolds out or put it through a dishwasher,” says Herriott when I ask how keenly we need to wash food packaging. “If you’ve got an empty tin of baked beans, rinse it in the dishwater when you’re doing the washing up to make sure the main food waste is off. Rinse wine bottles and milk bottles and leave them upside down to clean out the last drops.”
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