Brighton and Hove City Council has the most limited recycling scheme in Sussex. Plastic bottles only. You'd be forgiven for assuming that Brighton must be one of the 'greenest' cities in the UK. Between 2011 and 2015 the council was led by the nation's first-ever Green Party administration, and the Greens had control of the council for a second time between 2020 and 2023. The UK's only Green Party MP, Caroline Lucas, has held a seat in the city for almost 14 years. But the city's recycling policy appears to be the most limited in all of Sussex: Information taken from council websites in February 2024. Adur and Worthing councils have a joint recycling policy. This unflattering comparison to Brighton and Hove's neighbouring councils makes it clear the city is still seriously lagging behind in terms of what its residents can put in their recycling bins. The Brighton and Hove Food Partnership says that the city's limited recycling scheme means resident...