Waste crime: Smart rubbish-tracking tech given £1m government boost

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Environmental consultancy Anthesis and waste analytics company Topolytics secure grant funding to help digitise tracking of household and commercial waste

Efforts to tackle waste crime and prevent the illegal shipment of UK waste overseas have received a boost this week, with the government announcing it is to channel up to £1m in grant funding to two companies...

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