Consumers could be rewarded for recycling with vouchers for Tesco and Marks & Spencer in the event of a Conservative election victory.
Families could get hand-outs worth up to £130 according to the Tory plan, which aims to increase household recycling by 30% through a points system tracking how much waste shoppers recycle.
The scheme has already been piloted in a number of Tory-controlled local councils.
“Carrots work better than sticks,” shadow Chancellor George Osborne said. “Instead of punishing people, as Labour [does] with bin taxes, the Conservatives want to encourage families by paying them to recycle.”
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