Six reasons source separated collects work best

1: Increased revenue from sale of materials from higher quality materials.

2: Reduced carbon footprint - recycling into like for like materials within the UK or Europe reduces greenhouse gas emissions.

3: More flexible - additional materials such as batteries, textiles, etc can easily be added to the range collected.

4: More immediate feedback - to householders by leaving material which can't be accepted for recycling with a note, while still taking those materials which can be accepted.

5: Better public relations - people have greater confidence that source separated waste will be recycled efficiently.

6: Higher collection quantities - well organised source separated collections are collecting higher quantities of recycled materials over time, particularly if food waste is added. Click here for case studies.

Download a PDF of the recycling hierarchy.