Sir – Recyclable waste in blue bins has just been collected by our council workers in their lorries.
I have always wanted the answers to these questions:
1: Where does this waste go to be recycled?
2: How much of it is recycled, and how is it recycled?
3: How much is contaminated by waste that cannot be recycled?
4: How much contamination is necessary for a consignment of recyclable waste to be rejected, so it ends up in landfill?
5: How often are the positive actions of the majority neutralised by those incorrectly sorting waste into their recyclable/non-recyclable bins ?
Steve Twine, Oxford
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