Greasy pizza boxes ‘contaminating recycling’
More than 2,500 tonnes of recycling had to be rejected in Gloucestershire over the course of a year because of contamination.
The waste included unwashed materials, greasy pizza boxes and incorrect items left at the kerbside which were removed when they arrived at sorting facilities during 2022/23.
Experts are calling for better education to make sure residents are cleaning items properly to reduce the impact.
Sustainability expert James Piper said people should “avoid things like grease, so empty pizza boxes”.
