A council says putting the wrong waste in recycling bins is costing it about £250,000 a year.

Toilet seats, pool noodles and socks are among items ... "There's a thought that 'if I put it in the blue bin, perhaps they'll be able to sort it out at the end'." However, while most people ...

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Sarah Atkinson, a waste service manager at East Riding of Yorkshire Council, says most people are keen to recycle properly [BBC] Toilet seats ... if I put it in the blue bin, perhaps they'll ...