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Welsh recycling rates top 48 per cent

29 June 2012 •

Environment minister targets breaking 50 per cent barrier over the summer

Welsh councils recycled 48 per cent of municipal waste over the last financial year, according to government figures, and could pass the 50 per cent mark during the summer. The figure represents a four...

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