Are you really sure I can’t recycle lids? The obvious stuff: food, garden waste, plastic that isn’t 1, 2 and 5, chemicals, batteries, building materials, nappies and sanitary waste. A simple guide to recycling, via Auckland’s EcoMattersWhy are there so many kinds of plastic that can’t be recycled? Often recycled plastic is mixed with new plastic to create recycled plastic items – although there are always enthusiastically heralded new technologies coming through that promise to change this. New Zealand is part of a global plastics treaty intended to reduce plastic waste and pollution, which is expected to be negotiated by the end of this year.

Source: Stuff June 30, 2024 21:51 UTC