Theresa May needs to be bolder in her quest to tackle Britain's throwaway society

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Producer responsibility schemes would jump-start the circular economy in the UK, argues Nick Oettinger from The Furniture Recyling Group

Last month the long-awaited 25 year Environment Plan was finally published, but, unfortunately, it only puts a sticking plaster on what is obviously a much larger, long-term issue. The government also...

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