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Legal recycling requirements – why councils are struggling

England’s recycling targets are becoming harder to achieve as recycling rates fall and councils face growing operational and financial pressures. With new “Simpler Recycling” reforms due by 2026, local authorities must adapt to standardised collections despite infrastructure challenges, rising food waste, and ongoing public confusion around recycling requirements.

Black Waste Recycling Wheelie Bins with Purple Lids and Food Waste Buckets in a Row on Sidewalk in Front of Suburban Houses

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