Biodegradable Versus Degradable.

Not sure that I believe that

Although the Guardian has definitely improved on their spelling their maths is just as bad as ever. The amount that they translated the Euros to Pounds is approx. £50,000 out - even taking the vagaries of the exchange rate into account.

Also, assuming the 'fraudster' was able to recycle one can per second for a solid 7 hours per day, seven days a week, he would have taken six months and a week to have reached the reported total of money - and that's assuming they are all single use containers. Multi-use containers have a lower return value so it's more likely to be even longer.

Sorry! My maths mode kicked in!!!