Why the next five years are critical for waste and resources policy

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Matthew Farrow of the EIC says the consensus on waste policy needs to be repaired if the UK is to achieve a circular economy

For much of the past 20 years, there has been a good measure of consensus on the direction of travel in waste and resources policy. The mid-90s saw the adoption of EU legislation such as the Landfill...

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