Why are we burning our recycling? - It's Complicated.

Why are we burning our recycling? - It's Complicated.

Almost 90% of people in the UK recycle. But more than a tenth of everything we put out for recycling in this country is being burned.

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Why is this happening? Josh Toussaint-Strauss explores how local authorities have ended up incinerating so much of our recycling and what impact this is having on the environment

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