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What's really behind the sudden rise in UK waste sector emissions?

The industry argues emissions from landfill have fallen consistently since 1990 | Credit: Alan Levine
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Emissions from UK landfill rose five per cent in 2016, with experts attributing the rise to a change in methodology - but should businesses be concerned about the increase in their waste footprint?

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