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UK councils could be required to recycle 70% of waste by 2030
2014-07-02 12:16:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: Councils will have to recycle 70% of household waste by the end of the next decade, under proposals unveiled on Wednesday by the European commission. This would require a significant increase in the proportion of UK waste diverted from landfill. At least 80% of packaging waste will also have to be recycled by 2030, as Brussels toughens its stance on the amount of rubbish buried underground. By 2025, there would be a total ban on sending waste to landfill that could have been recycled. The new...
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