Okay, it’s been a while. I was watching the news tonight and they were talking about the “recycling” program here in London. Prior to today I would not have included the quotes around the word recycling. However, in light of the changes I feel I have no choice. Yeah, okay, I suppose, technically, it’s still recycling some products. The changes drastically alter the type of plastics that can be recycled. It used to be types 1, 2, 4 & 5. Now, it’s pretty much just pop bottles and water bottles. So you know all those plastic food containers that are the above type? Yeah, they’re now uber non grata. So while I used to be able to divert about 50% of my waste to recycling that will probably drop to around 20-30% now. I know, I know – it’s my fault for buying recyclable materials. I’m sorry.
With this latest farce from the City of London, I’m actually glad they didn’t launch a green bin program for food waste. After all, they’d probably screw it up by only allowing non-cooked foods. Or maybe only allow wheats grown in the Canadian Plains.
This latest move clearly establishes that the City of London has absolutely NO desire to reduce waste/divert it from landfills.