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Parliament’s recycling efforts branded a ‘shambles’

Parliament’s recycling efforts are branded a ‘shambles’ after it emerged plastic cups meant to be turned into compost are being burnt instead

  • House of Commons’ efforts to go plastic-free described as a ‘shambles’ last night
  • Its cups, plates, soup containers and straws are made with ‘compostable’ plastic
  • The changes are estimated to have cost Parliament an extra £70,000 a year 

By Colin Fernadez For The Daily Mail

Published: 20:35 EDT, 14 July 2019 | Updated: 20:40 EDT, 14 July 2019

The House of Commons’ efforts to go plastic-free were described as a ‘shambles’ last night as it was revealed plastic cups meant to be turned into garden compost were being burnt instead.

Last October, Parliament ruled all plastic cups, plates, soup containers, takeaway food boxes and drinking straws would be scrapped, and instead be made of a compostable plastic called ‘Vegware’. 

It is estimated to have cost an extra £70,000 a year.

The House of Commons’ attempts to go plastic-free were branded a ‘shambles’ last night after it emerged that all its ‘compostable’ plastic kitchenware, bought at an added cost of £70,000 a year, is incinerated

But in the seven months since the scheme began, all of the ‘compostable’ waste has been incinerated.

The company collecting the waste said MPs and parliamentary staff were not putting their compostable waste in the correct bins, and it was being contaminated with plastic waste that cannot be composted.

A Greenpeace spokesman said: ‘What a shambles this is.’

The Houses of Parliament told environmental website Footprint: ‘Work is ongoing to ensure that our customers dispose of compostable waste appropriately. 

‘In July, we will send our first compostable load for processing.’

A spokesman told environmental website Footprint that it was sending its compostable waste for ‘processing’

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