Lessons on recycling from the bottom of a coffee cup

James S Murray
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Green Alliance's Jonny Hazell argues recent campaigns show people want to be recycled, but are being discouraged by current recycling systems

March was an odd month for anyone working on waste and resources. Thanks to Hugh's War on Waste revealing that only 1 in 400 coffee cups is recycled, the recyclability of composite materials was suddenly...

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