Global Recycling Day | More local authorities to introduce kerbside plastic film recycling

Delayed rollout of kerbside plastic film recycling

Despite this planned expansion, implementation timelines indicate a concentration of activity close to the regulatory deadline. Around two thirds of authorities expect to launch services in early 2027. Nearly half of them aiming for the final deadline date. At the same time, more than one fifth report that they do not expect to have kerbside plastic film recycling in place by the required date. Limited progress in plastic film collection Across …

Global Recycling Day | More local authorities to introduce kerbside plastic film recycling

Plastic resource efficiency and recycling charity RECOUP has published its annual ‘UK Household Plastic Packaging Collection Survey’, revealing that, of the English local authorities not yet offering kerbside flexible plastic packaging collections, four in five (78%) plan to do so on or before the Simpler Recycling deadline of the 31 March 2027. The post Global Recycling Day | More local authorities to introduce kerbside plastic film recycling a…