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Originally Posted by accymel
The main problem is that householders are confused with what can be recycled what cant & the big bug bear was when HBC changed their mind thro the recycling programme ie, blue box is for glass only not tins as was allowed originally, also that the blue bags for plastic & tins now are subject in bad weather to be shrewn all over the streets - to no fault of the householders usually!! I was under impression that stuff were cleaned before doing what they need to do in order to recycle - unfortunately u cannot avoid some kind of small contamination even from sources to the best of ability. Recycling should be easy to do - thus complicating matters at the source would make recycling less appealing if they are critized for trying.
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That's a good point Mel. Although I have it sussed, hopefully, blue box for glass and tins, white sack paper, blue sack plastic bottles, it still can cause confusion about what we can recycle.
Yesterday, for example, I had two plastic containers, one from a pack of bacon, and one which had strawberries in. I was unsure if I could put them in the blue plastic sack because it just states plastic bottles, so didn't, and they went in with the non-recycable rubbish. Is there a way we should be recycling plastic food containers, if so in what, and if not, why not?
I can understand that it would cost a fortune if the Council wrote to us all, giving a detailed breakdown of what can and can't be recycled, or any changes that might occur, but would it not be possible to give that information on the Council website?
The majority of people understand the need to recycle, but I'm sure any extra help would be greatly appreciated by a lot of people.
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