Single bin more efficient for recycling
May 5th, 2010 - 1:56 pm ICT by IANSLondon, May 5 (IANS) Using a single bin for collecting dry waste is more efficient for recycling than sorting it in different bins.
A report by waste consultancy WYG says local councils in Britain collected 25 percent more recyclable waste when households used just one bin for “dry” waste like cardboard and glass, reported Express.co.uk.
It said areas with a “commingled” scheme - where waste was thrown into one container - collected 284 kg of recyclable waste per house compared with 238 kg where the waste was sorted before collection.
Millions of British households have to sort their rubbish into different recycling boxes before collection or face fines.
It said one council in Staffordshire issued households nine bins - for garden waste, food waste, non-recyclables, cardboard, plastic, clothes, paper, glass and tins, and compost.
“Local authorities spend huge amounts of money on dishing out a myriad of different coloured boxes and bins persuading residents to recycle,” the report quote Matthew Elliott of the TaxPayers’ Alliance as saying.
“This report shows that’s a waste of time and money in many cases,” he said. “The evidence seems to be that both these approaches are misguided.”
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