A recent poll has found that over a fifth of councillors believe that if recycling targets in the UK are not met by 2020 then Council Tax may rise in that year. In order to try and stop this from becoming a reality a new campaign to double plastic recycling rates has been launched.

Reuse, Reduce, Recover and Recycle

The Plastics industry has made several targets on the 4 R’s which stand for reuse, reduce, recover and recycle. They aim to double the recycling rate of plastic by the year 2020.

If the targets are missed 18% of councillors in the poll said that Council Tax could rise above 5%, with over half saying it would be above 10%.

Plastics 2020 Challenge

The challenge which is backed by MPs, is the first time that Plastics manufacturers and processing companies have come together to set their own targets to try and reduce the amount of plastic that goes to landfill.

The challenge will get the government, environmental groups and consumers to work with the industry to find ways to improve recycling rates and reduce plastic packaging usage.

A recent study showed that 94% of people thought that there is too much food packaging and supermarkets should be doing much more to try and reduce it.

It is very welcoming to see the plastics industry come up with proposals to help drive up recycling rates in the future.