Suffolk recycling centre visitors say they have been told to put plastic in with non-recyclables.
Residents felt “let down” after not being able to dispose of recyclable materials at recycling centres in Suffolk, despite the council’s eco-pledge.
The authority said: “We can reassure users on the very rare occasions recycling material goes into non-recyclable waste, this is not sent to landfill.Terry Goldsmith was left frustrated after his recycling went into a general waste skip “You spend time sorting everything out and then they chuck it all into one skip – it’s lazy and you feel let down and like you are wasting your time.
“When we got to the recycling centre a lot of it all just went into the ,” she said.“We live in nature, it doesn’t live in us, and I think we need to look after the planet we are living on. If we are going to chuck it into landfill we are going to kill the planet."A spokesperson said: “We’re sorry Terry and Katrina’s experiences didn’t meet their expectations, and we are investigating what happened when they visited.
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