{"id":188199,"date":"2023-10-25T13:04:24","date_gmt":"2023-10-25T13:04:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsneednews.com\/?p=188199"},"modified":"2023-10-25T13:04:24","modified_gmt":"2023-10-25T13:04:24","slug":"new-simpler-recycling-rules-explained","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsneednews.com\/world-news\/new-simpler-recycling-rules-explained\/","title":{"rendered":"New &apos;simpler&apos; recycling rules explained"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>New &#8216;simpler&#8217; recycling rules explained: New standardised &#8216;three bin&#8217; policy will see glass collected from EVERY home and garden waste picked up<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Complicated plans for &#8216;seven bins&#8217; in each home have been scrapped<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Now, households will only need three to four bins each in a &#8216;simpler&#8217; scheme\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>A long-awaited end to the confusing rules of household waste collection has been announced, with a new &#8216;three bin&#8217; policy meaning glass will be collected from every home and garden waste will be picked up.<\/p>\n<p>Complicated plans for &#8216;seven bins&#8217; in each home have been scrapped and replaced with a scheme which will see households have three to four bins each.<\/p>\n<p>Every household in England will get a weekly food waste collection by 2026, under the new plans.<\/p>\n<p>The drive towards &#8216;simpler&#8217; recycling also means plastic, glass and cardboard will be collected together in one bin.<\/p>\n<p>MailOnline explains the new &#8216;simpler&#8217; recycling rules and what they mean.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/25\/12\/76981883-12670111-image-a-12_1698234918257.jpg\" height=\"383\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Complicated plans for &#8216;seven bins&#8217; in each home have been scrapped and replaced with a scheme which will see households have three to four bins each<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/25\/12\/76821483-12670111-A_drive_towards_simpler_recycling_means_different_dry_items_such-a-1_1698234397074.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>A drive towards &#8216;simpler&#8217; recycling means different dry items should be collected together in one bin, meaning households will have three to four bins each (Stock Image)\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/25\/12\/76821487-12670111-Rishi_Sunak_promised_in_September_that_previous_plans_for_seven_-a-2_1698234400319.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Rishi Sunak promised that\u00a0 plans for &#8216;seven bins&#8217; in each household would be scrapped<\/p>\n<h2>Recycling food and garden waste<\/h2>\n<p>Under the new plans, food waste will be collected weekly for recycling or composting for all households.<\/p>\n<p>These food waste collections will be introduced by March 2026, unless the local waste authority is on a long-term contract.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>All food which is &#8216;intended for human or household pet consumption&#8217; will be collected, regardless of its nutritional value.<\/p>\n<p>This includes biodegradable food waste that is left over from processing or preparing food.<\/p>\n<p><span>For example:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Bones<\/li>\n<li>Eggshells<\/li>\n<li>Fruit and vegetable skins<\/li>\n<li>Tea bags<\/li>\n<li>Coffee grounds\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>For garden waste, local authorities will have to provide a garden waste collection when it is requested, and councils can choose to co-collect food and garden waste if preferred.<\/p>\n<p>But they will still be able to choose to charge for the service.<\/p>\n<p>The government are consulting on providing an exemption to allow food and garden waste to be collected together in one bin.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><span>All organic garden waste material will be collected, except for:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Ash<\/li>\n<li>Full-sized trees<\/li>\n<li>Invasive weeds and species<\/li>\n<li>Soil<\/li>\n<li>Turf cuttings<\/li>\n<li>Animal waste<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Dry recyclable materials<\/h2>\n<h3>READ MORE &#8211;\u00a0Data shows 84 per cent of people chuck random items into recycling bins and hope for the best\u00a0<\/h3>\n<p>Local waste authorities will collect all dry recyclable materials in one bin. This includes glass bottles and jars, metal, plastic, paper and card.<\/p>\n<p>Several local authorities currently require households to separate these items into two, three or even four different bins or containers.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><span>Metal dry recycling includes:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Steel and aluminium tins and cans<\/li>\n<li>Steel and aluminium aerosols<\/li>\n<li>Aluminium foil<\/li>\n<li>Aluminium food trays<\/li>\n<li>Steel and aluminium jars and bottle lids<\/li>\n<li>Aluminium tubes<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span>Plastic dry recycling includes:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Plastic bottles made of polyethylene terephthalate (PET)<\/li>\n<li>Pots, tubs and trays made of PET<\/li>\n<li>Plastic tubes larger than 50mm x 50mm made of\u00a0polypropylene or\u00a0polyethylene<\/li>\n<li>Cartons for food, drink and other liquids<\/li>\n<li>Plastic film packaging and plastic bags<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span>All paper and card will be collected except:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Paper and card that contains glitter or foil<\/li>\n<li>Paper that is laminated<\/li>\n<li>Stickers and sticky paper<\/li>\n<li>Padded lined envelopes<\/li>\n<li>Paperback and hardback books<\/li>\n<li>Wallpaper<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Residual (non-recyclable) waste<\/h2>\n<p>The government are proposing a requirement for local authorities to collect non-recyclable waste at least fortnightly.<\/p>\n<h3>READ MORE &#8211;\u00a0Only SEVEN of these items can be put in the recycling&#8230; but do you know which ones?<\/h3>\n<p>Recycling rates in England have remained stubbornly at just over 44 per cent for the past decade. The Government hopes the new rules will raise it to 65 per cent by 2035.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>A ban on single-use plastic such as plates, trays, bowls, balloon sticks and polystyrene food and drinks containers came into force on October 1, which ministers hope will increase this percentage<\/p>\n<p>Environment Secretary Therese Coffey said: &#8216;Simpler recycling will help us all recycle more easily, doing our bit to help save the planet and make the best use of precious resources we use every day.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>The new rules will only apply to England with Scotland, Northern Ireland and Wales setting their own policies under devolution.<\/p>\n<p>Some green campaigners said they would have liked to have seen a greater commitment from the Government to reducing waste and ending the scandal of recycling being incinerated or shipped overseas.<\/p>\n<p>Nina Schrank, Head of Plastics at Greenpeace UK said: &#8216;The Government is fiddling with a system that&#8217;s fundamentally broken.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;We can streamline waste collection all we like, it&#8217;ll do little to solve the scandalous fact so much of our recycling will ultimately end up burned in incinerators around the UK, dumped in landfill or shipped overseas for others to deal with.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/news\/article-12670111\/what-three-waste-recycling-bins-type-colours-mean.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>New &#8216;simpler&#8217; 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