Campaign launched to increase London’s recycling rates
Wednesday, November 11, 2015 - 11:02:40
A new campaign is aiming to improve the amount of recyclable waste which is disposed of in a sustainable way by residents of and visitors to London, according to the Evening Standard. And organisers have also highlighted the current issues with the capital’s recycling culture, with a survey finding that 12.5 per cent of people lie about the amount of recycling they do, in order to present themselves in a better light.
The Recycle for London initiative is based around the idea that people only need to do one thing each day to help change the state of recycling rates for the better. And one of the focal points is plastic bottle recycling, which represents a huge problem at the moment.
Each day, the number of bottles of water purchased, consumed and disposed of in London hits roughly two million. And recycling all of these containers would represent a one per cent uptick in the capital’s total recycling rates, showing the significance of the impact that can be made with just a small change in habits.
It is not just residents but also councils that are being urged to do more to boost recycling rates, with current targets calling for half of all waste collected to be recycled by the end of the decade. However, only a third of all waste generated by households in London is currently processed in a sustainable manner, meaning that there is a lot more that needs to be done in the interim.
Luckily, it seems that younger people are better able to make the most of the recycling resources that are available to them, with only a tenth of those aged under 34 stating that they are uncertain of the recycling facilities which are on offer in London.
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