'Under threat': Recycling reforms stymied by delays and lack of clarity, MPs warn

Cecilia Keating
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Government failure to send clear investment signals to business could lead to more plastic being exported, incinerated or landfilled than ever before, according to the Public Accounts Committee

Poor management and communication of the government's planned waste management reforms could lead to more of the UK's plastic being exported, incinerated or sent to landfill than ever before, a group of...

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