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UK – reducing biodegradable waste: Government announces bidders for £30m research programme

Seven preferred bidders have been named by the UK Government‘‘s Environment Minister Elliot Morley in the first round of a programme which aims to fund pilot schemes of cutting-edge waste technologies to treat and divert biodegradable municipal waste (BMW), such as kitchen and garden waste, away from landfill. The pilot …

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UK – new PVC recycling scheme for Thames Valley, near London

Companies in the Thames Valley area os southern England are being encouraged to participate in a pilot PVC plastics recycling project backed by the British Plastics Federation (BPF). Letsrecycle.com reports that PVC materials from the flooring, window, piping, and guttering markets, will be collected in the Reading and West London …

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