UK recycles two thirds of all packaging

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Latest government figures show the UK has exceeded EU targets, but campaigners claim supermarkets should do more to combat the problem

The government will today release figures showing that the UK exceeded EU recycling targets last year, after nearly two thirds of all packaging produced was recycled. The data from the Department for...

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