Yes, mixed materials and other items that cannot be easily recycled pose a real challenge and are often relegated to landfill. Instead of putting the burden on recycling services, it makes more sense to ban these types of materials, as the industries making these products would quickly make the switch.

Yes absolutely. Starting with take away coffee cups! But there also needs to be encouragement for manufacturers and producers to move back to the 'old fashioned' containers of cardboard and glass, which are generally easier to recycle than plastic.

Yes but I am curious to know exactly which ones are a challenge? Specifics would be helpful.

Yes we should ban them or add a significant government surcharge on those items, so people are encouraged to buy products in recycled packaging.

Yes. We have more than enough recyclable glass, plastic or metal containers to choose from. Why allow any that are a challenge to recycle?

Yes, or you could just charge whatever the cost of recycling is, which may function like a ban in practice.

Yes, making manufacturers use packaging that can be recycled will help the landfill problem

Yes!! And not just beverage containers unnecessary food packing as well. Do we really need all this plastic on fresh produce to get it home just to unpackage it all, throw the plastic away and leave it sit unwrapped in our fruit bowls? No!!

Yes! Most definitely! Why have we got so many different types of packaging anyway? Most definitely stick to recyclable products. We need to reduce the amount of rubbish we produce. And if the product is recyclable multiple times that's good. Simplify! Tetrapaks annoy me no end! Unfortunately i use a Tetrapaks a lot but I'm aware they are not the easiest thing to recycle, if they can be at all. Time for change!

Yes. I am sure they can find alternative packaging for their beverages. But as Alison said, this ban should be extended to everything that is non recyclable such as plastic foam sheets etc

Yes. We need to take the growing landfill problem much more seriously.

Although it will probably cause a negative stir, yes. It would be the most thorough solution to the pollution problem. The ban should extend to packaging that is non-recyclable, making the goods distributors and manufacturers responsible for the package at point of sale.