My open letter to Defra: You can't just wish away 'wishcycling'

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Recycling in the UK needs a drastic rethink, argues Aura’s Gillian Garside-Wight

Earlier this year, it emerged that Ministers are looking to tell the public to be more selective about what they put in their recycling bins, as part of a government consultation on waste disposal to reduce...

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