Recycling

In an article written by Rebecca Smithers; for The Guardian. The article highlighted new research into plastic waste and recycling. This research found that the British public on average uses 480 plastic bottle per year. Yet only recycle 44% of them. Resulting in these bottles ending up in landfill. Consequently these plastic bottle take up to 450 years to biodegrade during this time chemicals from the composition are leeching into the environment. We have the responsibility to reduce the amount of plastic bottles going to landfill. Use Less Stuff Day is about raising the public’s awareness on the amount of “stuff” they send to landfill; that has the potential… Read more

Birmingham accepts the challenge of 35% recycling target. Birmingham City Council has decided to keep the 35% recycling target for the next year after talk it would be lowered to 30%. The council’s cabinet member for sustainability stated that the lower target was a recommended goal within the 2014/15 report on performance monitoring and was only that low due to a ‘technical error’. The suggested lowering of the target called in to question the green credentials of the council and a verbal amendment to the report was made in order to clarify that the council had no intention of lowering… Read more