We must stop 'offshoring' our waste

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We must create market infrastructure for dealing with our own waste, argues WRAP's Peter Maddox

The last 18 months have been a febrile period for those exporting recycled materials to China and others in the value chain. That country's suite of import restrictions is having far-reaching consequences:...

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