Government urged to revamp waste management policy

Jessica Shankleman
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Report warns focus on reducing waste from landfill is reducing commercial potential of reusable materials

The government has today been urged to overhaul its efforts to divert waste from landfill in a bid to prevent councils building up piles of low-quality reusable material with little commercial value...

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