Despite measures to make recycling easier, people here recycled less waste last year. Now, there are blue recycling bins that do not require people to sort their rubbish. But other problems continue. Given the small size of most public houses, it is difficult to designate a space for holding the waste until it can be recycled. Many people are also clueless about what can and should be recycled. All these turn recycling into an onerous task and discourage many. More useful approaches would be tougher national policies to curb waste generation and charging people according to the weight of non-recyclable waste they discard. More in-depth studies should be done on how people really recycle and why they do not, before implementing more recycling programmes.... Continue Reading