Is your recycling being incinerated? It's time to watch our waste | Jenny Jones

China's ban on our recycling exports has exposed the folly of the current system. A 25p charge on coffee cups would help, but we can do so much moreThe ban on recycled waste going to China is inevitably leading to a UK pile-up. There is every chance that some of the plastics, cardboard and paper that people have taken care to separate will end up being burned with everything that was thrown in the waste bin. Related: China waste clampdown could create UK cardboard recycling chaos, say industry experts Continue reading...