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Local Authorities should also look at economics of waste collection and have single-bin collections and sorting out only materials that have a market value.
No, LAs should collect as much material for recycling as possible. The less that is disposed of the greater the avoided cost of disposal. Metals, paper, card, plastics, glass all have markets if their quality is right. It’s all about commodity management not waste management.