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EU must not bin waste and air quality rules, industry warns

12 December 2014 •

Businesses and NGOs unite in call for Environment Secretary Liz Truss to persuade EU Commission to retain circular economy package

EU plans to scrap recycling and clean air regulations that are predicted to create 280,000 new jobs and save billions of pounds by 2030 have come under fire from a host of organisations from across the...

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