Birmingham students find a lack of knowledge about recycling

• Feb. 18 by Natalie Adcock (0)

Students from Birmingham City University making the documentary A Greener Brum have found that the reason for the public’s mixed response to recycling is a lack of knowledge about the issue.

Film student Luke De La Nougerede and his group mates spoke to members of the public who generally said that they did not see the benefits of recycling so they did not do it.

The film crew also spoke to Birmingham City Council members, who said that the most efficient way to get people to recycle is through word of mouth.

However Luke said that the council would not answer speak to him regarding concerns about not enough people having wheelie bins because they classed it as a ‘government issue’ instead of a ‘council issue’.

Presenter of A Greener Brum Mollie Taylor said:

“There seems to be a big problem in Birmingham with a lack of people recycling and not even knowing where to go.

A lot of people don’t realise that there are recycling centres in the middle of Birmingham, however the only way to get to them is by car.”

Luke added:

“A lot of people just aren’t encouraged to recycle, so we’re making this film so that people can see the advantages.

We hope that visuals such as the effect of waste at a landfill site will make people think differently.”

A Greener Brum is set to be released in May.