Read the latest edition of junkmail, the Devon Composting and Recycling Network Newsletter.

This edition has a number of articles on new recycling schemes - including new facilities for mixed plastics and small electrical items at Sainsbury's superstores in Devon, and where to recycle plastic wrap in Devon. Plastic wrap such as cereal packet liners, frozen food packets and some packaging can all be recycled with plastic bags at supermarkets. Look out for the label on packaging.

There is even a scheme for hard to recycle plastics such as toothbrushes, biscuit wrappers and pens. At present there are no such schemes running in Devon, but the magazines details how would be collectors can set up such a scheme.

Plastic bags are still a major part of plastic waste and since the Welsh introduced a 5p bag charge in October 2011, bag use has reduced by as much as 96%! As around 150 million plastic carrier bags are used in the UK each week, isn't it time England followed the Welsh example?