Why can the Council take plastic packaging (food trays, yoghurt pots etc..)?
This sort of packaging often has the recycling symbol on it but we do not currently have an outlet for this type of material. It is light but very bulky and therefore expensive to transport. These items are very low value making it difficult for reprocessors to deal with it economically. We are aware that many manufacturers of packaging use the recycling symbol but this only indicates that it is theoretically possible to recycle it, not that there is a reprocessing company willing to take it.
