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What can our rubbish bins reveal about us? You might be surprised. Back when the Coronavirus lockdown first began, the headlines were full of tales of panic-buying, with supermarket shelves emptied of non-perishables faster than they could be restocked. Sure enough, recycling figures for mid-April show a whopping 70% increase in the number of tins and cans being processed. And - perhaps a reflection of reports that wine sales rocketed - there was a 20% increase in glass being recycled, too. By early May, waste and recycling firm Suez UK says it saw an 80% rise in plastics. In fact, bosses at Suez tell me they’ve been operating at record-breaking levels for weeks now, likening it to the post-Christmas peak when households are throwing away tonnes and tonnes of packaging. In the first week in June, the plant at Landor Street in Birmingham processed 2,200 tonnes. That’s 10% above record levels, and 25% higher than the same time last year. And interestingly, where all this extra work has come from also reflects the story of lockdown.
Ewch i wefan eich cyngor lleol i ddarganfod a yw'ch Canolfan Ailgylchu ar agor a phryd, ac am unrhyw gyfyngiadau a allai fod wedi cael eu rhoi ar waith i sicrhau eu bod yn gallu gweithredu'n ddiogel a chadw pellter cymdeithasol.