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You could be fined £400 for making these common recycling mistakes

UK local councils are increasing enforcement on recycling contamination, rejecting contaminated loads and issuing fixed penalty notices with fines up to £400 for repeat offenders.
Because a single wrong item can contaminate loads, UK local councils send contaminated bins to general waste, passing extra disposal costs back to residents while facing pressure to meet recycling targets.
Common mistakes that draw enforcement include plastic bags, greasy cardboard and broken glass, while Wheeldon Brothers experts warned that `“wishful recycling”` can ruin whole loads.
Under mounting pressure to hit recycling targets, councils send contaminated collections to general waste, increasing landfill and disposal costs passed to residents.
Councils are deploying bin tagging, CCTV and waste inspectors to catch repeat contamination, with Bristol, Reading and Cardiff issuing fines up to £400 for repeat offenders.

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