BBCNEWS BBC News June 4, 2024 08:49:00
That's because today is the first day of the big plastic count, the uk's biggest ever investigation into how much household plastic waste we throw away. here's our climate and environment correspondentjonah fisher. every year, each of us, on average, produces about 400 kilos of household waste. 44% of it is then recycled. this is one of the biggest recycling plants in britain — in southwark, in south london. this facility deals with the recycling for about two million people every year. that's 150,000 tonnes. the number—one rule is if you're not sure, don't put it in your recyclable bin. w...