The amount of paper recycling collected in Sunderland, Gateshead and South Tyneside has fallen.
The amount of paper recycling being collected from the curbside has fallen in Sunderland, Gateshead and South Tyneside.A joint report between Sunderland, Gateshead, and South Tyneside councils has found a continued decline in the amount paper being collected for recycling.Waste management groups in each area said they were considering different ways to collect paper for recycling, as the current kerbside collection system was "not sustainable".
Sunderland saw the largest percentage decrease in paper tonnage between 2023-24 at 25.5% , followed by Gateshead at 17.6% and South Tyneside at 14.1% , according to the joint waste management partnership report. The reduction in paper recycling has been linked to the decline in printed media ranging from newspapers to telephone directories, and junk mail, the report said.The report also acknowledged that this years'The updated recycling figures are being considered by South Tyne and Wear Waste Management chiefs, with recommendations to senior leadership to follow "in due course".that keeping "paper separate, probably isn’t the way forward because of the decline in tonnage.
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