WRAP unveils framework to boost consistency of home recycling collections

Michael Holder
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Industry and government-backed guidelines set out three core collection systems aimed at boosting quantity and quality of recycling

An industry and government-backed set of guidelines aimed at encouraging all councils to provide residents across England with the same system for collecting household recycling was unveiled today by waste...

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