UK household recycling rates creep upwards in 2019

Michael Holder
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But national recycling rate remains well short of 50 per cent goal, as sluggish progress that dominated the past decade continues

UK recycling levels remain stuck in the slow lane, with the latest official government statistics released today confirming the recycling rate for waste collected from households across England, Scotland,...

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