Plastic Recycling - why some and not others

The Council recycles plastic bottles made from PET, PVC and HDPE , but it will only take bottles. Other plastic containers made from these same types of plastic, are not collected. Why not you may well ask? Is it because bottles are just easy to sort and other containers make it slower and more difficult for the recyclers? Is it because there is not the capacity on the recycling trucks to collect more plastic?


Whatever the reasons a number of local people have asked Cherry and I why other types of plastic container made of the same plastic the council collects now, cannot also be collected and why 'mixed' plastic cannot be recycled.

Consequently we have asked the Cabinet Member for Waste these questions and what he intends to do about increasing the collection of plastic containers. When we receive a reply we will publish it on the blog.