Nine-bin recycling schemes slammed

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A new survey has revealed that some councils are making residents sort their rubbish into as many of nine different bins in a bid to boost recycling. The average number of bins and caddies across the country is however four, according to the Taxpayers’ Alliance research.

The pressure group named and shamed Newcastle-under-Lyme as the council which insisted on the most bins. Householders in that part of the country are given a waste food caddie for the kitchen and another for kerbside collections, as well as separate containers for rubbish, cans, textiles, garden waste, glass, paper, cardboard and plastic.

Read more: http://www.recycle.co.uk/news/2791000.html

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