How waste companies approach plant pot recycling:Going higher up chain to recyclers suggested as best way to move the agenda forward

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Lobbying waste management companies to encourage them to start plastic plant pot recycling is the way forward, according one garden centre director. Will Blake, director at St Peter's Garden Centre in Worcester, says waste management companies are "uber-keen to make the leap" to recycle non-black plastic plant pots if they are persuaded that they are recyclable and valuable.Blake, who has convinced Severn Waste Services to change policy to recycle pots on behalf of Herefordshire Council and Worcestershire County Council, says going higher up the chain to the recy-cler is the best way to move the agenda forward. "They say which waste councils can and can't accept, and county councils and local authorities refer to waste management companies' websites."He adds that Severn Waste's one problem was that its infrared scanner could not detect black plastic pots, but when he visited the company it quickly changed policy to allow non-black pots to be collected. Customers are asking: "Can you now only sell plants in recyclable pots and not black?" says Blake. "I said we will where possible. But not all growers are using taupe or other non-black pots, and Europeans don't necessarily agree with our mentality so it's more difficult with the Dutch."