From an economic perspective should my council do more to recycle a greater proportion of our waste

... From an economic perspective should my council do more to encourage my household to recycle a greater proportion of our waste? For my economic coursework, I will attempt to answer to the question above. In order to do this, we need to explain various terminologies and need to carry out research by analysing collected data to be able to draw a conclusion. Prior to this, we need to answer the key question of: 'What is recycling?' Recycling is when a substance (usually waste) is passed through a process so the substance can be reused, for a different purpose or even the same. So now the question of: 'Where and what substances can be recycled locally?'Within the local council called Epsom and Ewell, there are facilities provided such as kerbside services, which are services available at the residents' doorsteps. These include recycling of: food waste, white paper, glass, cans, textiles, household batteries,

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