EU recycling rate hits 46 per cent

Michael Holder
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Latest figures show EU-wide recycling is continuing to increase

European Union countries recycled or composted 46 per cent of their household waste on average in 2015, marking a slight increase on the 44 per cent rate recorded in 2014, according to the latest EU statistics....

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