Nearly half a million tons of recycling was dumped in landfill or incinerated last year. Despite being sorted into green containers, around 4 per cent of recycling is treated as waste, usually because of contamination. Iceland has already pledged to stop using plastic packaging for its own-label products, including ready meals, within five years. Waitrose, which has 352 stores, claims its move away from black plastic trays will be achieved more quickly than any other retailer. It pointed out that rejected recycling comprised just 2 per cent of all rubbish collected, which includes black bag waste.

Source: Daily Mail January 19, 2018 22:01 UTC