Government urged to act now to stop new materials leading to future landfill woes

James Murray
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Report argues steps need to be taken to ensure emerging materials such as carbon fibre composites and bioplastics are properly reusable and recyclable

The growing popularity of novel materials such as advanced carbon fibre composites, bioplastics, and 3D printing polymers could lead to significant disposal challenges in the years ahead, unless action...

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