Nearly half of parents have been shamed by their children for bad recycling practices -thanks to the popularity of teenage environmental campaigner Greta Thunberg.
A poll of 2,000 mums and dads of school-aged children, found 41 per cent believe it's really their offspring who drive recycling and sustainability attitudes at home.
And 43 per cent have faced a telling off from their offspring for not making more effort with the recycling - an average of three times-a-week.
More than half (56 per cent) were reprimanded for throwing something like a can in the bin instead of recycling it, with four in 10 criticised for buying items in non-recyclable packaging.
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