Defra outlines plan for tackling 'shameful' plastic waste

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Lord Taylor reveals Defra is considering agreement with councils to drive plastic recycling

The government will call on councils and businesses to beef up plastic recycling capacity and better realise the financial value arising from the hundreds of thousands of tonnes of waste plastics discarded...

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