Waste not, want not

摘要

Council officials in England have claimed that excessive food packaging used by supermarkets for a range of products, including milk and cheese, is undermining householders' efforts to recycle more waste and is adding to council tax bills.rnThe LGA report, commissioned from the British Market Research Bureau, compared 29 different products from eight supermarkets ant examined the weight of food packaging in a typical shopping basket.rnThe research concluded that whilst people are recycling more rubbish, their efforts are being held back by supermarkets. As a result, the LGA is calling on the government to make retailers responsible for funding the collection of packaging, so they have a direct incentive to produce less.