Plans which would make it possible to recycle plastic pots, tubs and trays in household bins across nine Greater Manchester councils are being prepared.
Residents cannot currently recycle any plastic items except for bottles in bins collected by the waste authority which covers most councils in the city-region. In Wigan, which has its own arrangement, plastic pots and tubs can be recycled.
But Greater Manchester is now considering whether more plastic could be recycled ahead of a new national waste strategy set to be announced soon. It comes as the city-region's recycling rate remains below 50 pc of all waste.
