Dorset Waste Partnership: Plastic - Friend or Foe?

Plastic - Friend or foe? A message from from Dorset Waste Partnership:

"There's been a lot of coverage around plastics lately. Here are our top 3 facts about plastic recycling in Dorset... 1. Most of Dorset's plastic collected at the kerbside is recycled - around 66% annually. That which cannot be recycled is turned into fuel to generate electricity here in the UK. Our plastics are not stockpiled or sent to landfill.

2. It's good to recycle plastic, but it's best to not buy it in the first place. It's significantly cheaper to process recycling compared to black-bag rubbish - not to mention the benefits to the environment - but plastics don't generate any revenue for the council. The less waste we receive - recyclable or not - the better, so use reusable items whenever you can and avoid single-use and overly packaged items.

3. When produced and used responsibly, plastic is a cheap and versatile material that is easily recyclable. Problems arise when manufacturers use packaging that we can't recycle in Dorset (eg. plastic film or polystyrene) or items aren't placed in the right bin or, worse still, littered.

So please remember to keep putting your plastic tubs, trays, pots and bottles in your recycling bin".

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