Soldato
I was watching BBC Watchdog earlier and learnt that the recycling green dot symbol does not mean the packaging is necessarily recyclable. https://www.valpak.co.uk/beyond-compliance/green-dot-licence
https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/articles/SnyYNX98JK1NhXp0HnqXX0/green-dot
I was shocked, especially given that I am a keen recycler, as were other people I shared that info with (yes, I am that committed/sad).
The good news is that Watchdog contacted several big brands who said they would remove it from their packaging.
This of course means that people have been putting anything with that logo in their recycling bins when they shouldn't. The best advice I can give is to follow the guidelines of your local council's recycling team as to what can or can't be collected from doorstep recycling.
An alternative to recycling plastics not collected by your local council is Terracycle's proprietary schemes, which I have been promoting locally, especially at work, but that's for another thread of its own. https://www.terracycle.com/en-GB/brigades/
https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/articles/SnyYNX98JK1NhXp0HnqXX0/green-dot
I was shocked, especially given that I am a keen recycler, as were other people I shared that info with (yes, I am that committed/sad).
The good news is that Watchdog contacted several big brands who said they would remove it from their packaging.
This of course means that people have been putting anything with that logo in their recycling bins when they shouldn't. The best advice I can give is to follow the guidelines of your local council's recycling team as to what can or can't be collected from doorstep recycling.
An alternative to recycling plastics not collected by your local council is Terracycle's proprietary schemes, which I have been promoting locally, especially at work, but that's for another thread of its own. https://www.terracycle.com/en-GB/brigades/
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