Rubbish and recycling in England: what’s changing and why it mattersขยะและการรีไซเคิลในอังกฤษ: มีอะไรเปลี่ยนแปลงและทำไมถึงสำคัญ

England Introduces New Recycling Rules to Tackle Waste Problems

New recycling laws have come into effect across England starting from the thirty-first of March.

The government has introduced Simpler Recycling legislation, which aims to standardise waste collection across the country.

These environmental reforms are designed to increase recycling rates, which have remained at about forty-four percent for several years.

Under the new rules, all councils in England must provide separate collection for different types of waste.

food and garden waste; paper and card; dry recyclable materials such as glass, metal, plastic and cartons; and non-recyclable waste.

The requirements apply to all homes, including flats and shared properties.

The policy was created because recycling rules have been inconsistent across England for a long time.

Different areas have had different collection systems, which has confused many residents.

The government hopes that the new standardised approach will end this confusion and improve sustainability nationwide.

England's recycling rate currently falls behind Wales at fifty-seven percent and Northern Ireland at about fifty percent.

Mary Creagh, an environment minister, said that councils had received extra funding in this year's budget.

She explained that the money would help local authorities make the new waste management system work effectively.

The government has set a target to reach a sixty-five percent municipal recycling rate by twenty thirty-five.

After collection, recycling is transported to special facilities where it is sorted using advanced technology.

Magnets, optical scanners and air jets separate the materials into paper, plastics, glass and metals.

The sorted materials are then sent to factories to be turned into new products.

However, roughly half of the recycled plastic that is collected in the United Kingdom is exported overseas, mainly to Turkey, the Netherlands and Malaysia.