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Containers for the separate collection of recovered paper, glass and other recyclables in London
Across England, 121 local authorities already collect paper and card separately from other dry recycling, according to the organisation WRAP.

The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) has announced significant changes to recyclable waste collections in England under the new "Simpler Recycling" regulations. From March 2025, recovered paper and board will have to be collected separately from other recyclable materials. This represents a change of course compared to plans for the system announced a year ago.

At that time, Defra stated that all dry recyclables could be collected in mixed (commingled) collections. This caused an uproar among some trade associations, among them the Confederation of Paper Industries (CPI), British Glass and The Alliance for Beverage Cartons and the Environment (ACE) UK....

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