Our landfill waste disposers have got the message by now, namely "Recycling Pays"! It is less certain that Tom(s), Dick(s) and Harry(s) have yet digested all of the millions of messages the government, local authorities and others are sending to them. How much is each household paying for landfilling?
What can be done to help the citizen who wants to recycle more and more?
I reckon that nearly 100% of waste can be recycled if waste movers and other stakeholders in the industry could embrace all types of recyclable waste. It seems that every "take-away" rubbish council has a small number of prohibitions against certain items. Thus, locally for example I understand that tetra drinks containers which are recyclable are banned to the landfill site; not withstanding that they are non-landfill now. "What causes the "inertia" for tetra and similarly treated items?
One answer might to be a policy of a move to more shared services. With landfill tax destined to increase every year until 2020 (at least) - a moving goal post - much more needs to be done!
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