Ministers accused of having 'heads in the sand' over waste problems
Environmental Audit Committee chair says government should be doing far more to shift the UK towards a resource-efficient circular economy
The government has its "head in the sand" over waste policy and is failing to learn from leading businesses' approach to conserving resources. That is the damning assessment of Joan Walley MP, chair...
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