Flats and houses of multiple occupation (HMOs) have long posed a challenge for the recycling industry, with high contamination rates and varied attitudes toward waste separation. In this episode, we explore what recent trials have revealed about improving recycling in these tricky settings and how much of a difference these changes could make across the UK. Plus, are pens rubbish or not, what actually happens to the waste we toss into skips and is the disposable vape ban actually going to solve the issue?

Join hosts James Piper and Robbie Staniforth as they delve into the world of recycling, hopefully having fun along the way. One thing is for sure, they will talk absolute rubbish from start to finish.

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Timestamps:
How to improve recycling in flats - 1:25
Additions and corrections - 28:34
Rubbish or Not: pens - 36:48
Rubbish News - 44:47
What happens to the rubbish in skips? - 50:38
Residual Rubbish - 55:17

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