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Saturday, December 20, 2008

Councils Dumping Recyclables In Landfills

Up to 200,000 tonnes of recyclable waste was dumped last year with some councils failing to recycle over 10 per cent of glass, paper, plastic and other materials left out by conscientious homeowners.
The amount dumped this year is expected to rise sharply as councils struggle to sell recyclable waste during the economic downturn.
The disclosure will anger millions of British families, many of whom are being forced to sort their waste into five different waste bins - including new "food slop" containers - to allow it to be recycled.

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