NEARLY half of parents have been shamed by their own children – for bad recycling practices. A poll of 2,000 mums and dads of school-aged children found 41 per cent believe it’s really their offspring who drive recycling and sustainability attitudes at home, thanks to the popularity of teenage environmental campaigner Greta Thunberg. And 43 per cent have faced a telling off from their son or daughter for not making more effort with the recycling – an average of three times a week. Of those told off, 56 per cent have been reprimanded for throwing something like a can in the bin instead of recycling it, while four in 10 have had words for buying items in non-recyclable packaging. Another 35 per cent have been reprimanded by youngsters for not washing out cans or jars properly before putting them out with the recycling. But the study, by the Metal Packaging Manufacturers Association, found more than a third of parents admitted their children know more about the environment and recycling than they do.And seven in 10 blame their own confusion about what can and can’t be recycled for their fall outs with their children. A spokesman for the Metal Packaging Manufacturers… Read full this story
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