Should the UK be doing more to encourage recycling?

The UK is doing well with encouraging people to recycle in their everyday lives, but I think so much more could be done. Introducing the 5p charge for carrier bags was a nationwide implementation reducing the amount of plastic going into waste by a phenomenal amount. It was a brilliant move, and more schemes like this need to be done. But one initial focus should be increasing the amount and variety of materials which can be collected from the house.

At this point in time, different county and local councils have different rules for what can and can't be collected - for example some areas accept glass in the household recycling bins and some don't. Why should certain areas not be allowed to recycle glass at the home. By not collecting the glass, this reduces the likelihood that residents in these areas will recycle this material - and instead it will make its way to the general wastebin, and into landfill.

The UK is introducing more schemes, but by making it easier for the public to recycle recyclable material in their homes, there would be more of a shift in the public mind that recycling is important.