Why is it so difficult to recycle on the go?

Jessica Shankleman
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New poll finds just 25 per cent of us recycle when out and about, compared with 93 per cent at home

The vast majority of people carefully separate their rubbish when at home, but it is a very different story when we are out and about. A new survey of 3,367 people, carried out by recycling incentives...

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