Recent news suggests that, as a nation, we're recycling more than ever. This is truly good news.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2008/may/09/recycling.conservation
However, the reality is that as nation we're still not very good at it.
Underpinning this is the fundamental fact that there is no national recycling strategy (that I can make out), leaving local councils to make their own arrangements. The choice of recycling supplier to your local council will dictate what products can or can't be recycled.
As long-term committed recyclers, we continue to struggle with knowing exactly which plastics our local council will or won't take. Trying to encourage folk with less time or inclination on these matters is an uphill struggle.
I am pressing the government for a cohesive "easy to use" recycling strategy.
