Households will be given a minimum of four bins in new council guidance intended to boost recycling rates. Councils will have ...

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Every week, millions of Americans toss their recyclables into a single bin, trusting that their plastic bottles, aluminum cans ... recycling, consumers put all of their recyclable materials − ...

and thus optimal recycling rates may also vary,” he wrote. While plastic and glass should probably be crushed and buried in a landfill, aluminum, tin, and paper – especially cardboard ...

Number 1: Recycle bottles, cans, paper, and cardboard. Number 2: Keep food and liquid out of your recycling. Number 3: No loose plastic bags ... printed cards and most printed or metallic wrapping ...