In the last few years, the market for recycling has changed a lot. Companies that take our used items to recycle them now need higher quality items that are clean, dry and free from contamination.
When items are mixed into one bin, they are harder to sort and separate ready for recycling. Items like glass can break and get stuck in other items like card. As companies ask for better quality material, the cost of sorting it has risen.
By keeping paper and card in a bag away from other items we can make sure it is much cleaner and drier. This means it can be turned into more new things than ever and be sent to paper mills in the UK. Cans, glass and plastics in the blue bin will also be easier to sort from each other at our local recycling site.
We know that there will be less contamination in the recycling which means fewer loads turned away from our recycling site. This will cost us less and help us recycle more