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In the UK, most of our recycle bins are being recycled ... by shipping them off to poorer countries where it is pinky-promise recycled. Local councils are ofte
by 317070 4y ago
In the UK, most of our recycle bins are being recycled ... by shipping them off to poorer countries where it is pinky-promise recycled.
Local councils are often convinced that a lot is recycled, but it is mostly recycled on paper, not in practice.
- detritus 4y agoDo you have a link to some stats on this? I've seen London's recycling set up and perhaps it's not covering 100% of everything, but it's an impressive and significant capability, so my perspective on matters isn't quite as dire as yours. Obviously this might not stretch to other towns and cities.
- shafyy 4y agoNot specific to the UK, but here's a good source to read about plastic waste and export: https://ourworldindata.org/plastic-waste-trade https://ourworldindata.org/plastic-waste-trade