On Tuesday, August 3, 2010 at 3:30:25 PM UTC+1, T i m wrote:
On Tue, 3 Aug 2010 07:11:46 -0700 (PDT), Adam Aglionby
wrote:


It really ****es me off when you see at these (typically smaller)
communal recycling places the small wheelie bins, 'filled' by one
upturned TV box ... or the 'plastic bottles only' cage littered with
yogurt and other prohibited plastic containers, just because they are
'plastic'. What part of 'plastic bottles only' can be confused with a
polystyrene food tray?


in Warwickshire they take any rigid plastic, except polystyrene, for recycling. Interestingly, apparently polystyrene is very recyclable but because it is such low density, no councils can meet their EU recycling targets if they take it. Or so I was told.

Warwickshire also recycle road sweepings to get precious metals from catalytic converters. They claim the recycycling cost is lower than the original mining cost.

Jonathan