Soft plastics deposited at supermarket recycling points are mostly sent abroad and burned, an investigation has found.

Everyday Plastic campaigners have accused the supermarket giants of misleading shoppers over front-of-store recycling schemes for soft plastics

Of the tracked plastic which was collected from the supermarkets and reached a known destination, 70% was burnt, not recycled, according to the campaigners

Major supermarkets accused of “misleading” customers over recycling after investigation found 70% of plastic packaging waste was burnt.

Tesco and Sainsbury's have been accused of misleading customers over front-of-store recycling schemes after an investigation found most of the returned plastic was burned.

Tesco and Sainsbury’s have been accused of misleading their customers over their front-of-store recycling schemes. The accusation comes after an investigation found that most soft plastic returned to stores was burned.

Tesco and Sainsbury’s ‘misleading shoppers’ over recycling schemes - Campaigners tracked 40 bundles of soft plastic packaging waste through Sainsbury’s and Tesco’s take-back schemes across England over 12 months.