The eco guide to disposing of litter | Lucy Siegle

It's time the responsibility for recycling was laid firmly at the door of the packaging manufacturersLitter brings out an urge in me to ban everything. Under my regime, straws would be outlawed. Plastic drinks bottles - only 57% of which find their way into recycling - would be verboten. But top of the list of banned items would be wacky recycling surveys.The latest, from Business Waste, highlights the craziest eco blunders found in the nation's recycling bins. The list includes a car door, 1,000 Greenpeace badges (oh, the irony!) and a full Christmas dinner including plates, tablecloth, crackers and pudding. Continue reading...