Carbon Trust aims to help businesses bin bad waste management practices

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Five companies have already achieved newly launched standard for waste management that accompanies certifications for carbon and water reductions

Whitbread, PwC, and AkzoNobel Decorative Paints UK have become the first companies to hold all three Carbon Trust environmental standards, after the organisation added a waste standard to its certifications...

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