22 December 2008

Councils dumping more than 200,000 tonnes of recycling every year
Household rubbish put out for recycling is being dumped in landfill sites or sent to incinerators by three out of four councils, a Daily Telegraph investigation has discovered

Up to 200,000 tonnes of recyclable waste was dumped last year with some councils failing to recycle over 10 per cent of glass, paper, plastic and other materials left out by conscientious homeowners.

The amount dumped this year is expected to rise sharply as councils struggle to sell recyclable waste during the economic downturn.

The disclosure will anger millions of British families, many of whom are being forced to sort their waste into five different waste bins - including new "food slop" containers - to allow it to be recycled.

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