Why doesn't my council collect plastic for recycling?

Plastic has a low bulk weight compared materials like to paper and glass. In some cases, especially in more rural areas it costs more to collect and transport recycled plastic than it is actually worth. However, if there is a high enough supply of recycled plastic (for example in a town or collection of villages) in a small enough area then transport costs are kept lower meaning the value of the plastic collected is more than the cost of collection and delivery.

• Why should I recycle?
• How much rubbish does Wales recycle?
• How do I know what I can recycle?
• How do I know my recycled material is actually being recycled?
• How often and on which day will my recyclables be collected?
• I don't have a kerbside collection yet, but they do on the other side of town. Why is this?
• What assistance is available to the elderly or disabled?
• I live in a flat and I don't have a kerbside collection. How can I recycle?
• Where can I recycle TV's, video recorders and other electrical items?
• Why doesn't my council collect plastic for recycling?
• Why doesn't my council collect cardboard for recycling?
• What about businesses, do they recycle?