A council boss has been in “several hissy fits” urging manufacturers of black plastic food trays to include sparkles or sequins.
Amid major changes to recycling in the Vale of Glamorgan, some delay in improving recycling rates has been laid at the foot of the Westminster government.
One problem is when black plastic food trays enter the Vale’s recycling plant in Cowbridge, the sorting machine can’t recognise the trays as they roll along a black rubber conveyor belt.
