according to the local government association of england and wales, the combination of plastics used can't be properly processed. matt cole has the story. plastic isn't meant to end up here, choking the seas and the life in it. but, despite a growing public awareness of the need to recycle, councils say their efforts are being undermined by manufacturers. it is at sites like these across the country that the recycling process begins. mountains of rubbish needing separating into what can and can't be reused. now, when it comes to plastic, there are bottles like this, fairly easy to separate and recycle. but what about these? plastic fruit punnets containing mixed materials. that is not so easy. and then there are these. black plastic microwave trays. the sensors in recycling sorting machines cannot detect the black and, as a consequence, problems with things like this that means two thirds of plastics end up just being thrown away. most ends up in landfill or is incinerated, but that is more expensive for councils and taxpayers. it's very confusing. i washed up black things for ages b

or burned because they can't be recycled. being buried or burned according to the local government association of englandt be properly processed. matt cole reports. be properly processed. plastic isn't meant to end up here, choking the seas and the life in it. but despite a growing public awareness of the need to recycle, councils say their efforts are being undermined by manufacturers. are being undermined it is at sites like these across the country that the recycling process begins. across the country that mountains of rubbish needing separating into what can and can't be reused. separating into what can when it comes to plastic, well, there are bottles like this, fairly easy to separate and recycle. there are bottles like this, but what about these? there are bottles like this, plastic fruit punnets containing mixed materials. that is not so easy. containing mixed materials. and then there's these. black plastic microwave trays. the centres in recycling sorting machines can't detect the black. as a consequence, problems with things like this mean that two thirds of plastics end up just being thrown a

that's according to the local government association of england and wales.ling rates are rising, but acknowledge there's "much more to do". jayne mccubbin reports. the costs to the planet are well—documented, but local authorities are warning that, despite their best efforts to recycle more plastic, they are being let down by manufacturers.

according to the local government association of england and wales the mixture of plastics used in manys, ready meal trays and other containers, scrn limits the ability of councils to recycle them, and they end up here, in landfill. so it's now calling for a ban on low—grade plastic. ministers say recycling rates are rising, but acknowledge there's "much more to do". jayne mccubbin reports. the costs to the planet are well—documented, but local authorities are warning that, despite their best efforts to recycle more plastic, they are being let down by manufacturers. while almost all local authorities collect plastic bottles for recycling, around a quarter refuse to collect all the food packaging because of the way it's manufactured. the rest ends up here in landfill. it seems totally unfair that the burden of un—recyclable plastic, the cost of dealing with that, lands with the council tax—payer, when actually manufacturers could do much more to make sure that these plastics are easily recyclable, reducing the cost to council tax—payers and making it easier and better for the environment

according to the local government association of england and wales, the combination of plastics usedn many yoghurt pots and ready—meal trays can't properly be processed. matt cole has the story. plastic isn't meant to end up here, choking the seas and the life in it. but despite a growing public awareness of the need to recycle, councils say their efforts are being undermined by manufacturers. it's at sites like these across the country that the recycling process begins. mountains of rubbish needing separating into what can and can't be reused. now, when it comes to plastic, well, there are bottles like this, fairly easy to separate and recycle. but what about these? plastic fruit punnets containing mixed materials. that's not so easy. and then there's these. black plastic microwave trays. the sensors in recycling sorting machines can't detect the black, and as a consequence, problems with things like this, that means two thirds of plastics just end up being thrown away. most ends up in landfill or is incinerated, but that's more expensive for councils and taxpayers. it's very confus

according to the local government association of england and wales, the mixture of plastics used in manyots, ready meal trays and other containers limits the ability of councils to recycle them. it's calling for a ban on low—grade plastic. ministers say recycling rates are rising, but acknowledge there's "much more to do". 0ur correspondent matt cole has been visiting a public refuse amenity in greenford, middlesex to see what sort of waste is left there. it's at sites like these across the country that the sorting process begins. mountains of rubbish like this. when it comes to plastics there's bottles like these. much easier to recycle. but what about these? plastic punnets with mixed materials inside. they are much harder to recycle to use again. then, there are these. black plastic microwave meal trays. its problems with things like these that means two thirds of plastics are just being thrown away. the local government association is suggesting low—grade single use plastic speed band. the british plastics federation says perhaps firms that choose to package their materials in things

england and northern ireland. the project allows 15—to—17 year olds to spend four weeks working in the community. the local government association says only 12% ofen part and it has cost £634 million. the government insists the scheme has improved the lives of 400,000 young people. the former conservative minister for civil society, rob wilson says the project has come a long way but more still needs to be done to increase the number of teenagers signing up to the scheme. it has built up over the years from a situation where a few thousand would go in each ear, to now where about 100,000 young people are going the year, and that is a significant build—up. however, that is not to say that it is immune from criticism. i am a great supporter of it, i think it makes a big difference to the young people who ta ke difference to the young people who take part, but i have always said not enough young people are taking pa rt not enough young people are taking part and the executive need to do much better on delivering those numbers because they have underperformed consistently on that. i think that the ncs has over a period of time had a lack of transpar

england and northern ireland. the project allows is—i7—year—olds to spend four weeks working in the community. the local government association says only i2% of part, and it has cost £634 million. the government insists the scheme has improved the lives of 400,000 young people. if you happen to be visiting the eiffel tower anytime soon, you may be a little disappointed. the famous tourist attraction has been closed due to industrial action. workers are unhappy about a new booking system that has led to what has been described as monstrous queues. it is time for the sport. good morning. the andy murray fist pump is back. you might remember he played kyle edmund at eastbourne earlier on this summer, beaten by kyle edmund, who has had a fantastic year. but they had a rematch overnight, which people arejust waking up to this morning. we are first with the news that andy murray came out on top. andy murray may have tumbled down to 832nd in the world, but he is on his way back up. it was a hard—fought three—setter against kyle edmund in washington. it is just his fifth match of the year after hip surgery injanuary. england's cricketers will resume

england and northern ireland. the project allows 15—to—17 year olds to spend four weeks working in the community. the local government association says only 12% ofit has cost £634 million. the government insists the scheme has improved the lives of 400,000 young people. let's speak now to the former conservative mp rob wilson who was the minister for civil society between 2014 and 2017. he's in our reading studio. perhaps you could begin by reminding our viewers what the vision was for this scheme when it was first conceived. this was something that was designed to make a real difference to young people in their local communities, to improve their resilience and to make sure that they got more involved in voluntary work and were contributing to their local communities. it was really to strengthen those young people'sresilience, as i say. it was pa rt people'sresilience, as i say. it was part of former prime minister david cameron's big society idea. why do you think only in 2016, at least, only 12% of eligible teenagers wa nted only 12% of eligible teenagers wanted to take part. it's a volu nta ry wanted to take part. it's a voluntary scheme and

england and northern ireland. the project allows 15 to 17 year—olds to spend four weeks working in the community. the local government association says only 12% oftaken part and it has cost £634 million. the government insists the scheme has improved the lives of 400,000 young people. if you happen to be visiting the eiffel tower anytime soon, you may be a little disappointed. the famous tourist attraction has been closed due to industrial action. workers are unhappy about a new booking system that has led to what's been described as "monstrous" queues. tim allman has more. the eiffel tower is iconic, a symbol of france. and millions come to visit every year. but this is the welcome you would currently receive. the tower is shut, staff are on strike. translation: i waited 20 years to come and it's closed. translation: i waited 28 years to come and it's closed. it's unfair for the tourists who come from so far. i have come from venezuela to see the eiffel tower. it's unfair for visitors, we may or may not come again because it's... we spent so much of my money, so it's not nice on the part of, for whatever reason they have the strike for, it's an