Tag Archives: WEEE

Why new landfill bans would keep £2.5bn in the economy

Posted on March 27, 2013 by

Our economy has been built on a wasteful pattern: we make short-lived products out of valuable raw materials we dig out of the ground, and then stick them (and the resources that made them) back in the ground as landfill. This no … Continue reading →

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The circular economy: big in Japan

Posted on February 7, 2013 by

This post is by Jonny Hazell, policy assistant on our Resource Stewardship theme. When it comes to the ways in which stuff is made, consumed, and disposed of, there’s a lot the UK could learn from Japan. Japanese recycling rates are … Continue reading →

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