Improvement in recycling rate slows, fuelling fears UK could miss EU target

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New Defra figures show English domestic recycling rates improved fractionally in 2014, but UK could now be on track for fine if it falls short of 2020 target

Household recycling rates in England are maintaining steady improvement, but currently look set to fall short of meeting EU targets for 2020, according to data released yesterday by the Department for...

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