London throws £4m at latest waste-to-fuel plant

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New Bexley facility to create 52 jobs and save 38,000 tonnes of carbon emissions

London Mayor Boris Johnson's plan to establish the capital as one of the world's leading generators of energy from waste took another step forward today with the news that an innovative waste-to-fuel plant...

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