Defra mulls ban on sending wood to landfill
Environment Minister raises prospect of beefed up approach to waste policy, including landfill bans and plastic bag tax
The Department of Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) has revealed it is working on a series of proposals designed to strengthen waste policy in the run-up to the release next year of its new National...
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