UK missing 'remanufacturing triple win', Spelman warns

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Remaking products can generate jobs, growth and conserve resources, finds inquiry led by former Environment Secretary

'Remanufacturing' offers a "triple win" opportunity the UK is in danger of missing out on, according to a new report led by former Environment Secretary Caroline Spelman MP. The paper by the All-Party...

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