The new proposals include a tax on plastic which does not contain at least 30% of recycled material, deposit return schemes for bottles and cans, food waste collections for all households and making producers pick up the cost of recycling their packaging. At Quantum Waste we are already collecting food waste from our customers and recycle more materials than...
If you are looking for some good news and inspiration when it comes to plastic waste, read this article on Atlas Obscura about a Guatemalan town which banned all single-use plastic and polystyrene: How a Guatemalan Town Tackled Its Plastic Problem: In San Pedro La Laguna, single-use items made from plastic and styrofoam are banned.
