Pay recycling costs, supermarkets told

Supermarkets in the UK produce too much packaging, almost 40% of which is not recyclable, local councils say.

The Local Government Association (LGA) argues supermarkets should pay towards the cost of collection of their packaging as an incentive to cut back.

A survey of 29 common grocery items, found Tesco had least whilstWaitrose had the most wrapping. Lidl had the least recyclable packaging on their products, Sainsbury's contained the most recyclable wrapping.

View Full Article 17^th February 2009

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