TENBURY'S MP Bill Wiggin has promised Friends of the Earth that he will vote for a new law to ensure that every household in England and Wales is provided with doorstep recycling.
Although most MPs are backing the Municipal Waste Recycling Bill, it could fail unless enough MPs turn up and vote for it.
In a letter to Friends of the Earth, he said he would be in Parliament to support the proposed new law.
He added: "The UK has an appalling recycling record. We only recycle around 12 per cent of our waste, whereas some of our European neighbours recycle and compost more than 50 per cent."
Friends of the Earth parliamentary campaigner Martyn Williams said: "We are delighted that Mr Bill Wiggin is backing this important Bill.
"This new law would ensure that Britain's recycling facilities match the best in Europe but it will only become law if enough MPs turn up and vote for it."
Mr Wiggin added: "It is obvious that we should be recycling far more than we currently do."
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