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1. maisie dalziel says:

   April 30, 2009 at 9:39 am

   

   Lack of facilities for certain types of plastic.
2. Mr Green says:

   April 30, 2009 at 9:41 am

   

   Having more local facilities for depositing/collection of my recyling materials.
3. John Costigane says:

   April 30, 2009 at 9:42 am

   

   the lack of a standard, countrywide and all-inclusive recycling system.
4. Grandma Green says:

   April 30, 2009 at 10:15 am

   

   The paucity of local containers for tetra paks.
5. Poppy says:

   April 30, 2009 at 12:40 pm

   

   ………….the huge variety of plastics and the lack of facilities to recycle them.
6. Kira says:

   April 30, 2009 at 1:48 pm

   

   The amount of plastic used in packaging and being unable to recycle a lot of it.
7. Mrs Green says:

   April 30, 2009 at 4:57 pm

   

   I’ve just had two responses via twitter:

   @jessiedale said “the items accepted at my recycling center”

   and savvychristine said “the distance between me and the hard-to-recycle recycling center: an extra half hour to drop off old shoes & styrofoam”

   Thanks to everyone else who has responded so far; it’s very interesting to read your replies - keep them coming!
8. Deb from Boston says:

   April 30, 2009 at 5:03 pm

   

   the plastics and plastic bags used in packaging that are unmarked.
9. Almost Mrs Average says:

   April 30, 2009 at 5:48 pm

   

   lack of recycling facilities for polystyrene and bubblewrap. Nice to get things off your chest x
10. Mario says:

    April 30, 2009 at 5:54 pm

    

    nothing. We are pretty good at it.
11. Matthew says:

    April 30, 2009 at 8:34 pm

    

    I would like to recycle more, but don’t know what all is accepted by my local station. I do take everything that I know will be accepted, though.
12. Carole says:

    April 30, 2009 at 9:49 pm

    

    An another reply regarding the different types of plastic that can’t be recycled around here. If there aren’t countrywide facilities in every local town for every kind of plastic that manufacturers produce, then they shouldn’t be allowed to produce it! Supermarkets are the worst.

    Carole
13. just Gai says:

    April 30, 2009 at 10:40 pm

    

    …the lack of a universal system of labelling which would allow me to identify the material and advise me how to recycle it … and the lack of easily acccessible plastic recycling facilities.
14. Lee says:

    May 1, 2009 at 1:24 am

    

    .. the fact that my local council are so awkward and picking about how they will collect things and on what days - they’ve made it into far too much of a chore.
15. Keith says:

    May 1, 2009 at 11:32 am

    

    For me, it’s the relative lack of disposal means or drop-off points. In my neighbourhood, there’s only one drop-off point for glass bottles. Nothing for plastics, paper or used batteries.
16. Jen from clean bin says:

    May 2, 2009 at 6:16 pm

    

    Not knowing where the recyclables are actually ending up.
17. RecycleBill says:

    May 4, 2009 at 8:41 pm

    

    Finding someone who is willing to take 1/2 of a tractor-trailer load of clean styrofoam off my hands.
18. DIz says:

    May 6, 2009 at 11:06 pm

    

    Too much produce comes overpackaged in unlabelled and or non recycleable plastic. I get confused about what to do with it all.