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Recycling

Does a Council person wander along the street rummaging through the paper recycling box just before the refuse lorry comes along?This morning a man with a yellow waistcoat was looking through the paper bins as if he was checking them.  There are other reasons , not so honest, he might have been looking, so I wondered if anyone knows?

Sarah Felstead ● 364d2 Comments

In Hammersmith today ... I noticed that CLEAR plastic bags were being used for recyclable waste.There are so many shortcomings in the recycling fraternity.A supremo with knowledge and wisdomis required ... one with communication skills too.

Jim Lawes ● 362d

We do occasionally review this. The reason I want to do this (actually more of it) is that I have today seen the latest figures of our food recycling rate (I know that's not in the paper bin!) is that despite virtually every home in the borough having weekly food recycling service only 27% of the total food thrown away is recycled.Every tonne of waste put into a black bin costs us well over £100 more than if it was put in the food recycling. That is actually the best result of the 6 West London Boroughs but it's still pathetic, expensive, bad for the climate in general and in every home because it smells after 2 weeks (not much after a week!)

Guy Lambert ● 364d