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How to Recycle: With Biffa CEO

Deborah and Fliss leave the studio for a visit to a Biffa recycling plant where thousands of tonnes of our recycling is sorted every year.

Why is recycling green?
What can I put into my bins?
Did you know you shouldn't recycle broken drinking glasses?

Deborah and Fliss take a stack of listener questions and head off for a day out to a Biffa recycling centre in North London. They meet Biffa boss Michael Topham and discover what happens to all that stuff we chuck into our wheelie bins. They ask if our recycling labelling is up to the job and why what's collected varies around the country.

Plus The Big Green Money Guide To Recycling. From tearing the windows out of envelopes to taking the lids off bottles! What should and shouldn't you do?

Remember, what you can recycle differs around the country. Check what can go in your bins here: https://www.recyclenow.com

With huge thanks to the staff at Biffa MRF in Edmonton

If you'd like to suggest an idea for an episode, tell us what you think or send us a question you'd like answered, you can talk to Deborah and Fliss on Twitter using the hashtag #GreenMoneyShow, or email the team at GreenMoney@bbc.co.uk

Producer: Lexy O'Connor
Sound recording: Joe Leates
Social media: Kath Paddison
Executive Producer: Natasha Johansson
Series Producer: Justin Bones

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49 minutes

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  • Fri 14 Oct 2022 05:00
  • Fri 30 Dec 2022 05:00

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