Recycled Confusion: Most Adults Unaware Of What Can And Can’t Be Recycled

Millions of adults are still confused about what can be recycled at home – with over half (55 per cent) unaware that soft plastics, like carrier bags and salad bags, aren’t collected in kerbside collections. (Gabriella Petty, SWNS/Zenger)

Millions of adults are still confused about what can be recycled at home – with over half (55 percent) unaware that soft plastics, like shopping bags and salad bags, aren’t collected in curbside garbage collections.

A study of 2,000 adults in the United Kingdom found more than a third (36 percent) incorrectly believed toilet roll wrappers could be put into the municipal recycling boxes. In contrast, 30 percent thought the same of supermarket bags.