What are the hardest things to recycle?
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Nowadays, recycling is such an important element of our everyday lives. Our children learn about the topic in school, the news is awash with the issues the planet is facing as a result of failures to recycle sufficiently, and items we once saw as ‘free essentials’ – such as plastic supermarket bags – are now chargeable, in a bid to reduce their presence in our homes.
Separating your waste into separate bins, depending on material type, is also the norm – and when faced with papers, glass, or certain types of plastic, the task at hand isn’t too daunting.
But, what are the most difficult-to-recycle household items? Here’s a list of 10 of the trickiest…
1. Dental hygiene products
Dental care in general is not on a recycler’s ‘friends list’ – almost every product is made from plastic. Councils dislike plastic toothpaste tubes for example – and more than 50 million pounds worth of toothbrushes end up in landfill in America each year!
2. Razor blades
As the popularity of disposable razors...
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