Creating growth from resource efficiency

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The chief executive of the Waste and Resources Action Programme gives her speech at the annual conference

When I was thinking about what to talk about today, I reflected on the developments we've seen in the debate about the circular economy over the last year or so. In WRAP, we've talked about a loop for...

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