Adapting Waste Collection Approaches to Tackle Contamination of Recycling

85% of UK households put one or more items in the recycling which are not accepted locally, according to the Recycling Tracker on WRAP.

Donna Cox is the Waste and Recycling Manager for Bracknell Forest Council. She is responsible for overseeing the collection contract for the council and introducing food waste collections to improve composting rates in Bracknell Forest.

In this video, Donna highlights the numerous schemes they have trialled in Bracknell Forest to engage with residents and crews to reduce the rate of contaminated recycling. She discusses the recycling incentive scheme and how it has educated residents on the impacts of contaminated recycling on the environment, encouraging behaviour changes in their recycling habits.

85% of UK households put one or more items in the recycling which are not accepted locally, contaminating it. In this video, Donna Cox, Waste and Recycling Manager at Bracknell Forest Council shares the processes they have undertaken to engage and educate the community, helping tackle the contamination of recycling and reducing the amount of waste going to landfill.