Shanks seeks to power Welsh town with recycled food waste: ych-a-fi!

Jessica Shankleman
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Pontypool anaerobic digestion plant could help Welsh government meet 70 per cent recycling goal

Waste management firm Shanks is looking to build a food recycling plant in a former South Wales coal mining town, which could produce green energy for at least 4,000 homes. Shanks yesterday confirmed...

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