Brits confused over household recycling rules
Wednesday, December 17, 2014 - 12:15:57
A study, published this month by WRAP, has found that many people in the UK are unclear on what can and cannot be recycled, with particular materials proving problematic.
The report revealed that there are a number of obstacles preventing higher rates of household recycling across the UK, with confusion over the best ways to deal with food waste and plastic packaging proving to be the biggest of the bunch.
The problems stem from the fact that although many areas of the country have introduced fresh schemes to help recycle a wider variety of materials, people are unclear about what exactly they can and cannot separate out for kerbside recycling. This means that the main obstacle could be overcome by better communication, according to the report’s authors.
The good news is that three quarters of people in the UK now say that they recycle on a regular basis, with about a quarter of this group falling into the most effective end of the scale. To be classed as a truly efficient recycler, a person must seek out local services that allow them to responsibly dispose of materials that are not targeted specifically by local authorities.
This would include anyone who sells their old mobile phone online for recycling or reuse, since it may otherwise be hard to do away with such devices in a manner that does not result in some kind of environmental damage or general waste.
More investment is needed to get across the message that recycling is not only beneficial for society and the planet, but also something that people can easily achieve in their own homes. The simplicity of separating plastic packaging and food waste for recycling should eventually become a fact of life that everyone in the UK embraces.
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