"Giant pressure cooker" to solve mixed waste headaches

James S Murray
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Steam autoclave plant to enable recycling of up to 80 per cent of black bin waste

A North East company has this week revealed plans for a new £50m recycling centre that has a "giant pressure cooker" technology it claims could single-handedly solve the problem of recycling mixed waste...

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