Why are all the recyclable materials mixed together in the pink sacks and purple recycling bins?
We collect all the recyclable materials mixed together in order to make recycling as easy as possible. This means you don’t need to store the materials separately or sort them out when you recycle them. It also means that for blocks of flats or businesses where there is not much space for large recycling bins all materials can be collected for recycling rather than just one or two.
