'Disjointed' recycling strategy costs UK £1.7bn a year

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Moving to a more centralised Danish model could reduce inefficiencies and unlock billions in new investment, report finds.

Outdated and disjointed recycling practices are losing the UK an estimated £1.7bn in material and reuse value each year, new research has claimed. A new report from think-tank Green Alliance's Circular...

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