Brexit countdown and the environmental policy opportunity

BusinessGreen staff
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Paul Taylor of FCC Environment argues Brexit offers a once-in-a-decade opportunity to reinvigorate UK waste and resources policy

Saturday 23rd June marked the second anniversary of Britain's vote to leave the EU. We're now less than a year away from Britain's official exit date. Given that the vast quantity of the UK's environmental...

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