28 April 2007

More recycling but people aren't happy

In the UK there are a lot of local authorities who now collect the household rubbish once a fortnight rather than once a week. Where this has happened, a lot of complaining has gone on. It seems to amount to the predictable dislike of having to change habits. However ...
A new analysis by the Local Government Association suggests that the 144 councils that collect household rubbish one week and food waste the next are managing to recycle or compost almost a third of what they pick up (30%). That compares with 23% among the authorities that are not using the new system.

I'm mainly concerned on a personal level that adequate opportunities to recycle are provided at the kerbside. For example, in our house, if only there were opportunities to recycle cardboard.
Fortnightly rubbish collection means more recycling, says government | Waste and pollution | Guardian Unlimited Environment

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