'Disappointing': Recycling rates remain flat, raising prospects of missed EU targets
Latest household waste data for England confirm negligible progress on recycling rates, leaving the country well short of 2020 goal
Household recycling rates in England have remained essentially flat for the fourth successive year, putting the country on track to miss EU targets requiring half of household waste to be recycled by 2020....
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