Wishcycling is the act of putting things in the recycling bin when either hoping or mistakenly believing they can be reused. A government consultation will aim to tackle this with new guidelines and rules.
According to the i newspaper, the new guidance will be laid out to clarify what can and cannot go into kerbside bins.February 2022: Greenpeace report - British waste burned in Turkey
A consultation was launched in 2021 by the Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs on how to improve the consistency of recycling in both homes and businesses. It is in response to this that ministers are expected to announce a crackdown on"wishcycling" later this year, while councils and packaging companies will also be given new instructions to help with collections and labelling.
The aim will be to increase the proportion of waste that is successfully recycled by excluding contaminants and non-recyclable items.
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