Young Brits committing biggest sustainability sins when moving homes

Moving house means carefully curated sustainable habits like recycling, go out the window for more than one in three Brits (37%), according to research by cardboard campaign group Beyond the Box.

According to a poll of 2,000 adults, more than half of British movers (56%) knowingly bin recyclable and reusable items, with one in four (23%) admitting to dumping at least 30 such items when they last exchanged keys.

What’s more, while the vast majority of us (68%) consider recyclable cardboard boxes an essential part of moving house, and two in three Britons feel ‘worried’ about packaging[i], almost four in 10 (37%) admit that when relocating, recycling was the ‘last thing’ on their mind.

Relocating to a new area can cause confusion over recycling as well. Although nearly 9 in 10 (85%) consider it a priority to find out their local council’s recycling rules, almost 15% of people took more than six months to get to grips with their new area’s guidelines, while 12% admit they’re still clueless.

Aston spoke to Andy Barnetson from Beyond The Box.

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